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אֹכֶל
ʼôkel · Hebrew · Strong's H400 · 44 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “meat”
What it means
food
from H398 (אָכַל);
How the KJV renders it
eating, food, meal, meat, prey, victuals
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“meat”
“food”
“victuals”
“eating”
also renders brōsis (G1035)
Where it appears
44 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 41 verses shown.
Deuteronomy 2:6 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 2:28 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 23:19 HNcmsaExodus 12:4 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 16:16 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 16:18 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 16:21 HNcmsc/Sp3msGenesis 14:11 HNcmsc/Sp3mpGenesis 41:35 HNcmsaGenesis 41:36 HTd/NcmsaGenesis 41:48 HNcmsaGenesis 42:7 HNcmsaGenesis 42:10 HNcmsaGenesis 43:2 HNcmsaGenesis 43:4 HNcmsaGenesis 43:20 HNcmsaGenesis 43:22 HNcmsaGenesis 44:1 HNcmsaGenesis 44:25 HNcmsaGenesis 47:24 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2mpHabakkuk 3:17 HNcmsaJob 9:26 HNcmsaJob 12:11 HNcmsaJob 20:21 HR/Vqc/Sp3msJob 36:31 HNcmsaJob 38:41 HNcmsaJob 39:29 HNcmsaJoel 1:16 HNcmsaLamentations 1:11 HR/NcmsaLamentations 1:19 HNcmsaLeviticus 11:34 HTd/NcmsaLeviticus 25:37 HNcmsc/Sp2msMalachi 1:12 HNcmsc/Sp3msProverbs 13:23 HNcmsaPsalm 78:18 HNcmsaPsalm 78:30 HNcmsc/Sp3mpPsalm 104:21 HNcmsc/Sp3mpPsalm 104:27 HNcmsc/Sp3mpPsalm 107:18 HNcmsaPsalm 145:15 HNcmsc/Sp3mpRuth 2:14 HTd/Ncmsa
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