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אֹכֶל H400

H400 is the Hebrew word אֹכֶל, transliterated ʼôkel and said o'-kel. The King James Version most often renders it food.

Word: אֹכֶלTransliteration: ʼôkelSaid: o'-kelLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 32 verses

What it means

food.

Where it comes from

from H398 (אָכַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 35 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

food 11×meat 11×victuals 3×eating 3×mealtime 1×none of his meat 1×prey 1×while their meat 1×manner of meat 1×no meat 1×thereof even his meat 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

Verses using אֹכֶל

All 32 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 14:11 · KJV

And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

Genesis 41:35 · KJV

And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

Genesis 41:36 · KJV

And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

Genesis 41:48 · KJV

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

Genesis 42:10 · KJV

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Genesis 43:22 · KJV

And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

Genesis 44:1 · KJV

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

Genesis 47:24 · KJV

And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

Exodus 12:4 · KJV

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Exodus 16:16 · KJV

This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.

Exodus 16:21 · KJV

And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

Leviticus 11:34 · KJV

Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

Leviticus 25:37 · KJV

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

Deuteronomy 2:6 · KJV

Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.

Deuteronomy 2:28 · KJV

Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;

Deuteronomy 23:19 · KJV

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

Ruth 2:14 · KJV

And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

Job 20:21 · KJV

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

Job 36:31 · KJV

For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

Job 39:29 · KJV

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Psalm 78:18 · KJV

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

Psalm 78:30 · KJV

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

Psalm 104:21 · KJV

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Psalm 104:27 · KJV

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

Psalm 107:18 · KJV

Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

Psalm 145:15 · KJV

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Proverbs 13:23 · KJV

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Lamentations 1:11 · KJV

All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.

Lamentations 1:19 · KJV

I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

Joel 1:16 · KJV

Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

Habakkuk 3:17 · KJV

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

Malachi 1:12 · KJV

But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

Common questions

What does Strong's H400 mean?

H400 is the Hebrew word אֹכֶל (ʼôkel), meaning food.

How is H400 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it food (11 times), meat (11 times), victuals (3 times), eating (3 times), mealtime (1 time), among others.

How many times does H400 appear in the Bible?

אֹכֶל (ʼôkel) is tagged in 32 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H400 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H398 (אָכַל).

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