Lekhem hapanim (לחם הפנים) means showbread in Hebrew.
It can also mean shewbread. It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים
lekhem hapanim
phrase
In English
showbread, shewbread
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Lekhem hapanim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מאפה שסודר ביום השבת במשכן אוהל המועד ובבית המקדש לכבוד הקדוש ברוך הוא.
The word Lekhem hapanim is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים
- Written without vowel points
- לחם הפנים
- Said
- lekhem hapanim
- Plural
- לַחְמֵי הַפָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' לַחְמֵי הַפָּנִים
- Gematria
- 263
This is how Lekhem hapanim is said in other languages.
- English
- showbread, shewbread
These words come before and after Lekhem hapanim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lekhem hapanim.
What does Lekhem hapanim (לחם הפנים) mean in Hebrew?
Lekhem hapanim (לחם הפנים) means showbread and shewbread. It is said lekhem hapanim, with the stress on le.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לחם הפנים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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