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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
also renders brōsis (G1035), brōma (G1033), eidōlóthyton (G1494), brṓsimos (G1034), trápeza (G5132), trophḗ (G5160), phágō (G5315), prosphágion (G4371), ṭereph (H2964), lechem (H3899), mâzôwn (H4203), path (H6595), tsêydâh (H6720)
food
also renders brōsis (G1035), diatrophḗ (G1305), trophḗ (G5160), bûwl (H944), lechem (H3899), maʼăkâl (H3978), makkôleth (H4361), tsayid (H6718), shᵉʼêr (H7607)
victuals
also renders brōma (G1033), episitismós (G1979), ʼăruchâh (H737), lechem (H3899), michyâh (H4241), tsayid (H6718), tsêydâh (H6720), sheber (H7668)
meal
also renders áleuron (G224), çôleth (H5560), qemach (H7058)
prey
also renders ṭereph (H2964), ʻad (H5706), shâlâl (H7998)
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

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.