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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 - At this time some astrologers[fn] came forward and denounced the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:33 - Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24 - At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:5 - “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - “After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 - “Then I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws—the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 - “He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.
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