Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H398

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Original: אכל

Transliteration: akal ('âkal)

Phonetic: aw-kal'

BDB Definition:

to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1. (Qal)
  1. to eat (human subject)
  2. to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
  3. to devour, consume (of fire)
  4. to devour, slay (of sword)
  5. to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects i.e., pestilence, drought)
  6. to devour (of oppression)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be eaten (by men)
  2. to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
  3. to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
3. (Pual)
  1. to cause to eat, feed with
  2. to cause to devour
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to feed
  2. to cause to eat
5. (Piel)
  1. consume

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 85

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Strong's Definition: A primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively): - X at all, burn up, consume, devour (-er, up), dine, eat (-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in. .. wise (-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.

Occurrences in the (KJV) King James Version:

All Occurrences (810x)

A Consuming (2x)

After They Had Eaten (1x)

Against Them: For Thou Mayest Eat (1x)

All That Devour (1x)

All That Eat (1x)

Also He Eateth (1x)

Among Them That Did Eat (1x)

Among Them, And Consumed (1x)

Among Them, Which Devoured (1x)

And Ate (1x)

And Burnt Up (1x)

And Consume (2x)

And Consumed (8x)

And Devour (6x)

And Devoured (3x)

And Did Eat (13x)

And Did Eat Up (2x)

And Did Not Eat (1x)

And Eat (27x)

And Eaten (1x)

And Eateth (2x)

And Fed (1x)

And Feed (3x)

And For Food (1x)

And Hast Eaten (2x)

And Have Devoured (2x)

And He Caused Me To Eat (1x)

And He Did Eat (4x)

And He Shall Eat (2x)

And He That Eateth (2x)

And I Did Eat (3x)

And I Will Cause Them To Eat (1x)

And I Will Feed (1x)

And If It Be Eaten (1x)

And In Thee They Eat (1x)

And It Came To Pass, As They Were Eating (1x)

And It Came To Pass, When They Had Eaten Up (1x)

And It Devoured (1x)

And It Hath Devoured (1x)

And It Shall Consume (1x)

And It Shall Devour (6x)

And Let Them Be Of Those That Eat (1x)

And Never Eateth (1x)

And Shall Consume (1x)

And Shall Devour (1x)

And Shall Eat (2x)

And Shall Not Eat (1x)

And Shalt Eat (1x)

And She Did Eat (1x)

And She Shall Be Devoured (1x)

And There Eat (2x)

And There They Did Eat (1x)

And There Will I Devour (1x)

And There Ye Shall Eat (1x)

And They Did Eat (12x)

And They Shall Devour (2x)

And They Shall Eat (7x)

And They Shall Eat Up (1x)

And They Shall Have Eaten (1x)

And Thou Mayest Not Eat (1x)

And Thou Shalt Consume (1x)

And Thou Shalt Eat (6x)

And Thou Shalt Not Eat (1x)

And We Will Eat (1x)

And When He Had Eaten (1x)

And When Ye Did Eat (1x)

And Would Eat (1x)

And Ye Shall Eat (14x)

And, Behold, He Eateth (1x)

And, Behold, They Eat (1x)

Any More; But They Did Eat (1x)

As A Devouring (1x)

As To Devour (1x)

At All (3x)

At Meat (1x)

Be Consumed (1x)

Be Eaten (4x)

Before Him, And He Did Eat (1x)

Behold, I Will Feed (2x)

But Even Hath Eaten (1x)

But Shalt Not Eat (2x)

But They Did Eat (1x)

But Thou Must Eat (1x)

But Ye Shall In No Wise (1x)

Consumed (5x)

Consumeth (2x)

Devour (5x)

Devoured (9x)

Devourest Up (1x)

Devoureth (5x)

Did Eat (8x)

Did Eat Up (2x)

Did Not Ye Eat (1x)

Down To Eat (1x)

Eat (45x)

Eaten (4x)

Eateth (2x)

Eateth Up (1x)

Eating (9x)

100

For He Did Eat (1x)

101

For I Have Eaten (1x)

102

For Meat (1x)

103

For She Shall Eat (1x)

104

For Them: And When They Had Eaten (1x)

105

For They Have Devoured (1x)

106

For They Have Eaten Up (1x)

107

For They Shall Eat (2x)

108

For Thou Shalt Eat (1x)

109

For Who Can Eat (1x)

110

For Whosoever Eateth (3x)

111

For Ye Shall Eat (1x)

112

Freely (1x)

113

From Them, And They Shall Be Devoured (1x)

114

Had Eaten (2x)

115

Had Not Eaten (1x)

116

Hast Thou Eaten (1x)

117

Hath Consumed (1x)

118

Hath Devoured (10x)

119

Hath Eaten (1x)

120

Hath Eaten Me Up (1x)

121

Hath Not Eaten (3x)

122

Have Devoured (1x)

123

Have Eaten (4x)

124

Have I Not Eaten (1x)

125

Have Not Eaten (1x)

126

Have We Eaten (1x)

127

He Did Eat (1x)

128

He Did Neither Eat (1x)

129

He Had Eaten (1x)

130

He Shall Devour (1x)

131

He Shall Eat (4x)

132

He Shall Eat Up (1x)

133

He Shall Not Eat (2x)

134

He Should Have Fed (1x)

135

He That Eateth (1x)

136

He: Eat (1x)

137

Here, And Eat (1x)

138

Him To Eat (1x)

139

Him, He Did Eat (1x)

140

Him, That He May Eat (1x)

141

Him, Then Shall He Eat (1x)

142

I Ate (1x)

143

I Did Neither Eat (1x)

144

I Eat (1x)

145

I Fed (1x)

146

I Had Eaten (1x)

147

I Have Eaten (1x)

148

I Have Not Eaten (1x)

149

I Neither Did Eat (1x)

150

I Will Eat (1x)

151

I Will Not Eat (2x)

152

If I Have Eaten (1x)

153

In Eating (1x)

154

In Him; For He Had Eaten (1x)

155

In It To Eat (1x)

156

In Plenty (1x)

157

In That They Eat (1x)

158

In Thee, And It Shall Devour (1x)

159

In Thee: They Shall Eat (1x)

160

In Them, And Devour (1x)

161

In Thither To Eat (1x)

162

Is Eaten (1x)

163

It Devoured (1x)

164

It Did Eat (1x)

165

It Hath Consumed (1x)

166

It Shall Be Eaten (2x)

167

It Shall Be Eaten Up (1x)

168

It Shall Devour (2x)

169

It Shall Eat (2x)

170

It Shall Eat Thee Up (1x)

171

It Shall Not Be Eaten (3x)

172

Let Us Eat (1x)

173

Like Devouring (1x)

174

May Devour (1x)

175

May Eat (2x)

176

Me, And I Have Eaten (1x)

177

Me, I Will Not Eat (1x)

178

Meat (2x)

179

Moreover Ye Shall Eat (1x)

180

Must Eat (1x)

181

Neither Eat (1x)

182

Nevertheless These Ye Shall Not Eat (1x)

183

Nor Eat (4x)

184

Not Consumed (1x)

185

Not Do Ye Eat (1x)

186

Not Eat (3x)

187

Not Eat Up (1x)

188

Not; When Thou Shalt Have Eaten (1x)

189

Of A Devouring (1x)

190

Of Devouring (1x)

191

Of Eating (2x)

192

Of It Shall Be Eaten (1x)

193

Of The Eater (1x)

194

Of Thee, It Shall Devour (1x)

195

Of Which Ye Shall Not Eat (1x)

196

Of You Shall Eat (1x)

197

Only Thou Shalt Not Eat (1x)

198

Only Ye Shall Not Eat (1x)

199

Or Have Eaten (1x)

200

Shall Be Devoured (3x)

201

Shall Be Eaten (4x)

202

Shall Consume (2x)

203

Shall Devour (14x)

204

Shall Dine (1x)

205

Shall Eat (34x)

206

Shall Eat Them Up (2x)

207

Shall Eat You Up (1x)

208

Shall Every One Eat (1x)

209

Shall He Eat (2x)

210

Shall It Be Eaten (3x)

211

Shall Not Be Eaten (2x)

212

Shall Not Eat (4x)

213

Shall Ye Eat (7x)

214

Shall Ye Not Eat (1x)

215

Shalt Thou Eat (7x)

216

She Eateth (1x)

217

She May Not Eat (2x)

218

She Shall Eat (1x)

219

Should Eat (2x)

220

So They Did Eat (3x)

221

So Thou Shalt Eat (1x)

222

Still: But He Shall Eat (1x)

223

Than To Eat (1x)

224

That Cannot Be Eaten (2x)

225

That Devoureth (1x)

226

That Eat (2x)

227

That Eateth (11x)

228

That Eateth Up (1x)

229

That He May Eat (3x)

230

That He Might Eat (1x)

231

That He Should Eat (1x)

232

That I May Eat (3x)

233

That Is Eaten (1x)

234

That May Be Eaten (2x)

235

That May Not Be Eaten (1x)

236

That Shall Ye Eat (1x)

237

That They May Eat (7x)

238

That They Should Eat (1x)

239

That Thou Eat (1x)

240

That Thou Eatest (2x)

241

That Thou Mayest Eat (1x)

242

That We May Eat (5x)

243

That Ye Eat (1x)

244

That Ye May Eat (2x)

245

That Ye Shall Eat (1x)

246

The Devourer (1x)

247

Thee Shall Be Devoured (1x)

248

Thee, And Thou Eat (1x)

249

Thee, And Thou Shalt Eat (1x)

250

Thee. Then Did I Eat (1x)

251

Thee; And Eat (1x)

252

Them Have Devoured (1x)

253

Them Shall Ye Eat (1x)

254

Them Ye Shall Not Eat (1x)

255

Them, And Gave Them To Eat (1x)

256

Them, And They Did Eat (2x)

257

Them, That They May Eat (1x)

258

Them; And They Shall Devour (1x)

259

Themselves, Yet Did They Eat (1x)

260

Then It Shall Be, That, When Ye Eat (1x)

261

Then Thou Mayest Eat (1x)

262

Therefore All They That Devour (1x)

263

Therefore Shall They Eat (1x)

264

Therefore Thou Shalt Devour (1x)

265

Thereof Are Consumed (1x)

266

Thereof Be Meat (1x)

267

Thereof He Eateth (1x)

268

Thereof Were Consumed (1x)

269

Thereof, And It Shall Devour (2x)

270

Thereof, Shall Ye Not Eat (1x)

271

Thereof: It Shall Be Eaten (1x)

272

Thereof: Whosoever Eateth (1x)

273

These Of Them Ye May Eat (1x)

274

These Shall Ye Eat (1x)

275

These Shall Ye Not Eat (1x)

276

These Ye Shall Eat (1x)

277

They Did Eat (1x)

278

They Eat (3x)

279

They Eat Up (1x)

280

They Had Eaten (1x)

281

They Have Devoured (1x)

282

They Shall Be Devoured (1x)

283

They Shall Eat (8x)

284

They Shall Eat Up (2x)

285

They Shall Not Be Eaten (1x)

286

They That Did Feed (1x)

287

Thither, He Did Eat (1x)

288

Thou Didst Eat (1x)

289

Thou Feedest (1x)

290

Thou Hast Eaten (2x)

291

Thou Mayest Eat (1x)

292

Thou Mayest Freely (1x)

293

Thou Shalt Eat (10x)

294

Thou Shalt Not Eat (5x)

295

Thou? And Why Eatest (1x)

296

To Be Devoured (1x)

297

To Consume (1x)

298

To Devour (4x)

299

To Eat (35x)

300

To Him, And He Did Eat (1x)

301

To Him: For He Had Eaten (1x)

302

To Me, And I Will Eat (1x)

303

To Me, That I May Eat (1x)

304

To Me: And Eat (1x)

305

To The Eater (1x)

306

To Thee, Eat (1x)

307

To Thee; And Thou Shalt Eat (1x)

308

Until He Eat (1x)

309

Unto Him To Eat (1x)

310

Unto Me, And Eat (1x)

311

Unto Me: Neither Shall Ye Eat (1x)

312

Unto Thee, Ye Shall Eat (2x)

313

Unto Them To Be Devoured (1x)

314

Unto Them, Out Of The Eater (1x)

315

Unto Them, That They Should Not Eat (2x)

316

Unto Thyself; And Thou Shalt Eat (1x)

317

Unto You: It Shall Not Be Eaten (1x)

318

Unto You: They Shall Not Be Eaten (1x)

319

Unto You: Ye Shall Eat (1x)

320

Unto You: Ye Shall Not Eat (1x)

321

Unto You; Ye Shall Not Eat (1x)

322

Up Even Till Now Have I Not Eaten (1x)

323

Upon Me To Eat Up (1x)

324

Upon Them To Eat (1x)

325

Us, And Hath Quite (1x)

326

We May Eat (1x)

327

We Will Eat (1x)

328

Were Higher (1x)

329

What Shall We Eat (1x)

330

When They Eat (1x)

331

When Thou Hast Eaten (1x)

332

When We Did Eat (1x)

333

Wherefore Have Ye Not Eaten (1x)

334

Wherein They Shall Eat (1x)

335

Wherewith I Have Fed (1x)

336

Whether He Eat (1x)

337

Which Cannot Be Eaten (1x)

338

Which Could Not Be Eaten (1x)

339

Which Did Eat (4x)

340

Which Eat (2x)

341

Which He Did Eat (1x)

342

Which May Be Eaten (1x)

343

Which Shall Devour (4x)

344

Which Thou Shalt Eat (1x)

345

Which We Did Eat (1x)

346

Which Ye Shall Eat (2x)

347

Who Also Eat (1x)

348

Who Eat Up (2x)

349

Who Fed (1x)

350

Whom He Shall Eat (1x)

351

Will Consume (1x)

352

Will I Eat (1x)

353

Will Not Eat (1x)

354

With Her; And He Did Eat (1x)

355

With Him, And Did Eat (1x)

356

With Him, To Eat (1x)

357

With Me, And Eat (1x)

358

With The Devouring (1x)

359

With Thee, Neither Will I Eat (1x)

360

With Thee: Neither Will I Eat (1x)

361

With Thee; He Eateth (1x)

362

With Them To Eat (1x)

363

Ye Eat (4x)

364

Ye For Me, And Neither Eat (1x)

365

Ye Have Eaten (1x)

366

Ye Have Not Eaten (1x)

367

Ye May Eat (1x)

368

Ye May Not Eat (1x)

369

Ye Must Eat (1x)

370

Ye Shall Be Devoured (1x)

371

Ye Shall Eat (10x)

372

Ye Shall Not Eat (5x)

373

Ye Should Indeed (1x)

374

Yea, They That Feed (1x)

375

Yet These May Ye Eat (1x)

376

You Eat (1x)

377

You, That Eateth (1x)

All Occurrences

1 Chronicles 12:39

And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

1 Chronicles 29:22

And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

2 Chronicles 7:1

Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

2 Chronicles 7:13

If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

2 Chronicles 18:26

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

2 Chronicles 28:15

And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

2 Chronicles 30:18

For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one

2 Chronicles 30:22

And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord : and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers.(h)

2 Chronicles 31:10

And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord , we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.

Ezra 2:63

And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.(t)

Ezra 6:21

And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,

Ezra 9:12

Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

Ezra 10:6

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

Nehemiah 2:3

And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

Nehemiah 2:13

And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

Nehemiah 5:2

For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

Nehemiah 5:14

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

Nehemiah 7:65

And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.(k)

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Nehemiah 8:12

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

Nehemiah 9:25

And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.(g)

(h)

Nehemiah 9:36

Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:

Esther 4:16

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.(e)

Job 1:4

And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

Job 1:13

And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:

Job 1:16

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.(k)

Job 1:18

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:

Job 5:5

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

Job 6:6

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Job 13:28

And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.

Job 15:34

For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

Job 18:13

It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.(e)

Job 20:26

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

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Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

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Each entry is a Hebrew word, unless it is designated as Aramaic. Immediately after each word is given its equivalent in English letters, according to a system of transliteration. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT), by R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. This section makes an association between the unique number used by TWOT with the Strong's number.

Thayers Information

All of the original Greek words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. The Strong's numbering system arranges most Greek words by their alphabetical order. This renders reference easy without recourse to the Greek characters. In some cases more than one form of the word - such as the masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of a noun - may be listed.

Immediately after each word is given its exact equivalent in English letters, according to the system of transliteration laid down in the scheme here following. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Thayer's Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in the ten-volume Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), edited by Gerhard Kittel. Both volume and page numbers cite where the word may be found.

The presence of an asterisk indicates that the corresponding entry in the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament may appear in a different form than that displayed in Thayers' Greek Definitions.

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Dictionaries of Hebrew and Greek Words taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, S.T.D., LL.D., 1890.

Strong's Concor­dance

Hebrew-Aramaic H398

Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

Thayers Information

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H398