לֹא עַל-הַלֶּחֶם לְבַדּוֹ יִחְיֶה הָאָדָם
Food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it) · properly, separation ; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart , only , besides · to live , whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive · ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind , etc.)
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לֶחֶם H3899 food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)
בַּד H905 properly, separation ; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart , only , besides
חָיָה H2421 to live , whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
אָדָם H120 ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind , etc.)
What does לֹא עַל-הַלֶּחֶם לְבַדּוֹ יִחְיֶה הָאָדָם (lo al ha-lechem levaddo yichyeh ha-adam) mean in the Bible?
לֶחֶם · בַּד · חָיָה · אָדָם is a Hebrew word meaning "Not by bread alone does the human being live — the definitive statement of divine-word dependence".
Full entry for לֹא עַל-הַלֶּחֶם לְבַדּוֹ יִחְיֶה הָאָדָם (H3899, H905, H2421, H120) · Browse the biblical lexicon
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