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Lexicon :: Strong's H400 - 'ōḵel

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אֹכֶל
Transliteration
'ōḵel
Pronunciation
o'-kel
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 85a

Strong’s Definitions

אֹכֶל ʼôkel, o'-kel; from H398; food:—eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H400 in the following manner: meat (18x), food (16x), eating (4x), victuals (3x), prey (2x), mealtime (with H6256) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's H400 in the following manner: meat (18x), food (16x), eating (4x), victuals (3x), prey (2x), mealtime (with H6256) (1x).

  1. food

    1. cereal

    2. meat

  2. food supply

  3. meal, dinner

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֹכֶל ʼôkel, o'-kel; from H398; food:—eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.
STRONGS H400: Abbreviations
אֹ֫כֶל 40 noun masculineGenesis 41:36 food (Arabic أُكْلً, Aramaic אוּכְלָא, HkuvA, Assyrian akalu DlW, Ethiopic አክል፡) — א׳ absolute Genesis 41:35 +; construct Genesis 41:35, 48; suffix אָכְלֶ֑ךָ Leviticus 25:37; אָכְלו Malachi 1:12, etc.; — Hexateuch mostly J E D, not Ezekiel — food, food-supply, especially cereals of store in Egypt Genesis 41:35 (twice in verse) + 12 times Genesis 41-44; Genesis 47:24; compare Genesis 14:11(JE); also Leviticus 11:34; Leviticus 25:37 (P) Deuteronomy 2:6, 28 (D); נֶשֶׁךְ א׳ usury of food Deuteronomy 23:20 (D) (|| כֶּסֶף נ׳, etc.); לְעֵת הָאֹבֶל at meal-time Ruth 2:14; in poetry + 17 times; — food Psalm 107:18; of offerings Malachi 1:12; particular food Job 12:11 (as tasted); Job 36:31 (as given by God) so Psalm 145:15; לְהָשִׁיב נָפֶ֑שׁ א׳ Lamentations 1:11 compare Lamentations 1:19; especially cereals Proverbs 13:23; Joel 1:16; Habakkuk 3:17; but also flesh Psalm 78:18; Psalm 78:30; of food (prey) of wild animals Psalm 104:21 (|| טרף) Psalm 104:27; of prey of eagles Job 9:26; Job 39:29; ravens Job 38:41.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:11; 41; 41:35; 41:35; 41:35; 41:36; 41:48; 42; 43; 44; 47:24

Leviticus

11:34; 25:37; 25:37

Deuteronomy

2:6; 2:28; 23:20

Ruth

2:14

Job

9:26; 12:11; 36:31; 38:41; 39:29

Psalms

78:18; 78:30; 104:21; 104:27; 107:18; 145:15

Proverbs

13:23

Lamentations

1:11; 1:19

Joel

1:16

Habakkuk

3:17

Malachi

1:12; 1:12

H400

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H400 matches the Hebrew אֹכֶל ('ōḵel),
which occurs 44 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:11 - The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all the spoils of war and the food supplies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:35 - Have them gather all the food produced in the good years that are just ahead and bring it to Pharaoh’s storehouses. Store it away, and guard it so there will be food in the cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:36 - That way there will be enough to eat when the seven years of famine come to the land of Egypt. Otherwise this famine will destroy the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:48

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:48 - During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where are you from?” he demanded.
“From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We have come to buy food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:10 - “No, my lord!” they exclaimed. “Your servants have simply come to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:2 - When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:4 - If you send Benjamin with us, we will go down and buy more food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:20 - “Sir,” they said, “we came to Egypt once before to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:22 - We also have additional money to buy more food. We have no idea who put our money in our sacks.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:1 - When his brothers were ready to leave, Joseph gave these instructions to his palace manager: “Fill each of their sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man’s money back into his sack.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:25 - Later, when he said, ‘Go back again and buy us more food,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:24 - Then when you harvest it, one-fifth of your crop will belong to Pharaoh. You may keep the remaining four-fifths as seed for your fields and as food for you, your households, and your little ones.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:4 - If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. Divide the animal according to the size of each family and how much they can eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:16 - These are the LORD’s instructions: Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two quarts[fn] for each person in your tent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:18 - But when they measured it out,[fn] everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough. Each family had just what it needed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:21 - After this the people gathered the food morning by morning, each family according to its need. And as the sun became hot, the flakes they had not picked up melted and disappeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:34 - If the water from such a container spills on any food, the food will be defiled. And any beverage in such a container will be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:37 - Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:6 - If you need food to eat or water to drink, pay them for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:28 - Sell us food to eat and water to drink, and we will pay for it. All we want is permission to pass through your land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:19 - “Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:26 - It disappears like a swift papyrus boat,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11 - The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:21 - Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves.
Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:31 - By these mighty acts he nourishes[fn] the people,
giving them food in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:41 - Who provides food for the ravens
when their young cry out to God
and wander about in hunger?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:29 - From there it hunts its prey,
keeping watch with piercing eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:18 - They stubbornly tested God in their hearts,
demanding the foods they craved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - But before they satisfied their craving,
while the meat was yet in their mouths,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:21 - Then the young lions roar for their prey,
stalking the food provided by God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:27 - They all depend on you
to give them food as they need it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:18 - They couldn’t stand the thought of food,
and they were knocking on death’s door.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:15 - The eyes of all look to you in hope;
you give them their food as they need it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:23 - A poor person’s farm may produce much food,
but injustice sweeps it all away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:11 - Her people groan as they search for bread.
They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive.
“O LORD, look,” she mourns,
“and see how I am despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:19 - “I begged my allies for help,
but they betrayed me.
My priests and leaders
starved to death in the city,
even as they searched for food
to save their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:16 - Our food disappears before our very eyes.
No joyful celebrations are held in the house of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17 - Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
and the cattle barns are empty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:12 - “But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.
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