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Lexicon :: Strong's H399 - 'ăḵal

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אֲכַל
Transliteration
'ăḵal
Pronunciation
ak-al'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to אָכַל (H398)
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TWOT Reference: 2573

Strong’s Definitions

אֲכַל ʼăkal, ak-al'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H398:— accuse, devour, eat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H399 in the following manner: devour (4x), accused (2x), eat (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H399 in the following manner: devour (4x), accused (2x), eat (1x).

  1. to eat, devour

    1. (P'al)

      1. to eat (of beasts)

      2. to devour

      3. eat their pieces (in a phrase, that is, slander them)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲכַל ʼăkal, ak-al'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H398:— accuse, devour, eat.
STRONGS H399: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [אֲכַל] verb eat, devour (H398 Biblical Hebrew); —
Pe. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural אֲכַ֫לוּ Daniel 3:8; Daniel 6:25 [Daniel 6:24]; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵאכֻל Daniel 4:30 [Daniel 4:33]; 3rd person feminine singularתֵּאכֻל Daniel 7:23; Imperative feminine singular אֲכֻּ֫לִי Daniel 7:5; Participle feminine singular אָֽכְלָה, Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:19; —
1. eat, of beast, Daniel 4:30 [Daniel 4:33] (accusative of thing).
2. devour, of beast in vision, Daniel 7:5 (accusative of thing), absolute Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:19; hence figurative of kingdom, devour, devastate, Daniel 7:23 (accusative of earth).
3. in phrase ק־רְצֵיהוֺן א׳ Daniel 3:8 eat their pieces, i.e. slander them, compare Daniel 6:25 [Daniel 6:24] (see H7170 קְרַץ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

3:8; 3:8; 4:33; 4:33; 6; 6:24; 7:5; 7:5; 7:7; 7:7; 7:19; 7:19; 7:23; 7:23

H399

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Strong's Number H399 matches the Hebrew אֲכַל ('ăḵal),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:8 - Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:33 - Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles’ feathers, and his nails were like birds’ claws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24 - And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:5 - And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 - “Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 - “Thus he said: ‘As for the fourth beast,
there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth,
which shall be different from all the kingdoms,
and it shall devour the whole earth,
and trample it down, and break it to pieces.
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