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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”
“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 · HNcmsa
You shall purchase food from them for money, that you may eat. You shall also buy water from them for money, that you may drink.’”
Deuteronomy 2:28 · HNcmsa
You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink. Just let me pass through on my feet,
Deuteronomy 23:19 · HNcmsa
You shall not lend on interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest.
Exodus 12:4 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
and if the household is too little for a lamb, then he and his neighbor next to his house shall take one according to the number of the souls. You shall make your count for the lamb according to what everyone can eat.
Exodus 16:16 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: ‘Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.’”
Exodus 16:18 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating.
Exodus 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.