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Lahmi
my bread; my war
לַחְמִי lach.mi
Lahmi (Hebrew: לַחְמִי, lach.mi) means “my bread; my war”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 3 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Armoni.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Lahmi
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At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- United Monarchy
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 2 Samuel 21:16 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 20:5 |
| Cross-references | 37 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Ishbi-benob co-occurrence Appears with Ishbi-benob in 2 Samuel 21.
- Jaare-oregim co-occurrence Appears with Jaare-oregim in 1 Chronicles 20.
- Elhanan co-occurrence Appears with Elhanan in 1 Chronicles 20.
- Rapha co-occurrence Appears with Rapha in 2 Samuel 21.
- Goliath co-occurrence Appears with Goliath in 1 Chronicles 20.
- Saph co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Saph.
- Jonathan co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Jonathan.
- Armoni co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Armoni.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19;
son of: Rapha (H7497A);
brother of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "[brother of] Goliath" at 2Sa.21.16;
§ Lahmi = "my bread"
brother of Goliath the Gittite and slain by Elhanan the son of Zair
Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, was killed by Elhanan the Bethlehemite.
The biblical story
Lahmi was the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the Philistine champion who was killed by David (1Ch.20.5). In another account, he is referred to as "the brother of Goliath the Gittite" (2Sa.21.19). Lahmi was killed by Elhanan, son of Jair the Bethlehemite, during a battle between the Israelites and the Philistines at Gob (2Sa.21.19; 1Ch.20.5). The exact timing of this event is unclear, but it likely occurred during the reign of David. Lahmi's death, along with the defeat of other Philistine warriors, demonstrated the Israelites' military prowess under David's leadership.
Key verses
Lahmi appears in 3 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Ishbi–benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
2 Samuel 21:16 -
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
2 Samuel 21:19 -
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.
1 Chronicles 20:5
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2 Samuel (2)
- 2 Samuel 21:16
- 2 Samuel 21:19
1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 20:5