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Lexicon :: Strong's H3978 - ma'ăḵāl

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מַאֲכָל
Transliteration
ma'ăḵāl
Pronunciation
mah-ak-awl'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 85d

Strong’s Definitions

מַאֲכָל maʼăkâl, mah-ak-awl'; from H398; an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit):—food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's H3978 in the following manner: meat (22x), food (5x), fruit (1x), manner (1x), victual (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's H3978 in the following manner: meat (22x), food (5x), fruit (1x), manner (1x), victual (1x).

  1. food, fruit, meat

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַאֲכָל maʼăkâl, mah-ak-awl'; from H398; an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit):—food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.
STRONGS H3978: Abbreviations
† מַאֲכָל 30 noun masculineJudges 14:14 (feminine Habakkuk 1:16) food — מ׳ Genesis 2:9 + 21 times; construct מַאֲכַל Genesis 40:7 + 3 times; suffix מַאֲכָֽלְךָ Ezekiel 4:10; מַאֲכָלוֺ Habakkuk 1:16; מַאֲכָלָהּ Proverbs 6:8; מַאֲכַלְכֶם Daniel 1:10 — food, in general. Genesis 6:21; 1 Kings 10:5 2 Chronicles 9:4; Haggai 2:12; opposed to drink Ezra 3:7; 2 Chronicles 11:11; Daniel 1:10; מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָה Job 33:20; figurative of peoples as fishes, food for Chaldeans Habakkuk 1:16; applied to fruit Genesis 2:9; Genesis 3:6 (of tree טוֺב לְמ׳) compare עֵץמֿ׳ Leviticus 19:23; Deuteronomy 20:20; Nehemiah 9:25; Ezekiel 47:12 (twice in verse); applied to דָּגָן Isaiah 62:8; applied to honey Judges 14:14; to flour 1 Chronicles 12:41 where apposition קֶמַח; to food of ants Proverbs 6:8 (|| לֶחֶם); to baker's work Genesis 40:17 compare Ezekiel 4:10; applied to carcasses, as food for beasts & birds of prey Deuteronomy 28:26; Psalm 79:2; compare Psalm 44:12 (צאֹן מ׳, simile of suffering people) Jeremiah 7:33; Jeremiah 16:4; Jeremiah 19:7; Jeremiah 34:20; Psalm 74:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:9; 2:9; 3:6; 6:21; 40:7; 40:17

Leviticus

19:23

Deuteronomy

20:20; 28:26

Judges

14:14; 14:14

1 Kings

10:5

2 Chronicles

9:4; 11:11

Ezra

3:7

Nehemiah

9:25

Job

33:20

Psalms

44:12; 74:14; 79:2

Proverbs

6:8; 6:8

Isaiah

62:8

Jeremiah

7:33; 16:4; 19:7; 34:20

Ezekiel

4:10; 4:10; 47:12

Daniel

1:10; 1:10

Habakkuk

1:16; 1:16; 1:16

Haggai

2:12

H3978

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3978 matches the Hebrew מַאֲכָל (ma'ăḵāl),
which occurs 30 times in 29 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:9 - The LORD God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:6 - The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:21 - And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:17 - The top basket contained all kinds of pastries for Pharaoh, but the birds came and ate them from the basket on my head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:23 - “When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden.[fn] Do not eat it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:20 - You may only cut down trees that you know are not valuable for food. Use them to make the equipment you need to attack the enemy town until it falls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:26 - Your corpses will be food for all the scavenging birds and wild animals, and no one will be there to chase them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - So he said:
“Out of the one who eats came something to eat;
out of the strong came something sweet.” Three days later they were still trying to figure it out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:5 - she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:40 - And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:4 - she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers and their robes, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:11 - Rehoboam strengthened their defenses and stationed commanders in them, and he stored supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - Then the people hired masons and carpenters and bought cedar logs from the people of Tyre and Sidon, paying them with food, wine, and olive oil. The logs were brought down from the Lebanon mountains and floated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] to Joppa, for King Cyrus had given permission for this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:25 - Our ancestors captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of good things, with cisterns already dug and vineyards and olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate until they were full and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in all your blessings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20 - They lose their appetite
for even the most delicious food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:11 - You have butchered us like sheep
and scattered us among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:14 - You crushed the heads of Leviathan[fn]
and let the desert animals eat him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:2 - They have left the bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of heaven.
The flesh of your godly ones
has become food for the wild animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:8 - they labor hard all summer,
gathering food for the winter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:8 - The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength:
“I will never again hand you over to your enemies.
Never again will foreign warriors come
and take away your grain and new wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:33 - The bodies of my people will be food for the vultures and wild animals, and no one will be left to scare them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:4 - They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:7 - “‘For I will upset the careful plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will allow the people to be slaughtered by invading armies, and I will leave their dead bodies as food for the vultures and wild animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:20 - I will give you to your enemies, and they will kill you. Your bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:10 - Ration this out to yourself, eight ounces[fn] of food for each day, and eat it at set times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:12 - Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:10 - But he responded, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine. If you become pale and thin compared to the other youths your age, I am afraid the king will have me beheaded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:16 - Then they will worship their nets
and burn incense in front of them.
“These nets are the gods who have made us rich!”
they will claim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:12 - ‘If one of you is carrying some meat from a holy sacrifice in his robes and his robe happens to brush against some bread or stew, wine or olive oil, or any other kind of food, will it also become holy?’”
The priests replied, “No.”
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