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אֲכַל H399
H399 is the Hebrew word אֲכַל, transliterated ʼăkal and said ak-al'. The King James Version most often renders it accused.
What it means
{to eat (literally or figuratively)}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H398 (אָכַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] accuse, devour, eat.
Verses using אֲכַל
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Daniel 3:8 · KJV
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
Daniel 4:33 · KJV
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.
Daniel 6:24 · KJV
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Daniel 7:5 · KJV
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
Daniel 7:7 · KJV
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Daniel 7:19 · KJV
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Daniel 7:23 · KJV
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
Common questions
What does Strong's H399 mean?
H399 is the Hebrew word אֲכַל (ʼăkal), meaning {to eat (literally or figuratively)}.
How is H399 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it accused (2 times), devour (2 times), devoured (2 times), eat (1 time).
How many times does H399 appear in the Bible?
אֲכַל (ʼăkal) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H399 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H398 (אָכַל).
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