Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H398: אָכַל (ʼâkal) Definition

Strong's number
H398
Lemma
אָכַל
Transliteration
ʼâkal
Pronunciation
aw-kal'
Strong's definition
to eat (literally or figuratively) [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite. a primitive root;

700 instances of the word אָכַל ʼâkal (H398)


  • Genesis 41:20 - did eat up kine And the lean and the ill favoured seven kine the first fat

  • Genesis 43:2 - And it came to pass when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt said their father unto them Go again buy us a little food

  • Genesis 43:16 - saw And when Joseph with Benjamin them he said home Bring for these men home and slay and make ready with shall dine for these men with me at noon

  • Genesis 43:25 - And they made ready the present against came Joseph at noon for they heard that they should eat bread

  • Genesis 43:32 - And they set on for him by himself and for them by themselves and for the Egyptians not eat might for him by himself and for them by themselves and for the Egyptians not eat with the Hebrews bread for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians

  • Genesis 45:18 - And take your father and your households and come unto me and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt and ye shall eat the fat of the land

  • Genesis 47:22 - Only the land not for the priests bought he had a portion not for the priests assigned them of Pharaoh and did eat had a portion gave assigned them of Pharaoh them wherefore they sold Only the land

  • Genesis 47:24 - 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

  • Genesis 49:27 - Benjamin as a wolf shall ravin in the morning he shall devour the prey and at night he shall divide the spoil

  • Habakkuk 1:8 - also are swifter than the leopards Their horses and are more fierce wolves than the evening shall spread and their horsemen and their horsemen from far shall come they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat

  • Habakkuk 3:14 - Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly

  • Haggai 1:6 - Ye have sown much and bring in little ye eat but ye have not enough ye drink but ye are not filled with drink ye clothe you but there is none warm and he that earneth wages and he that earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes

  • Hosea 2:12 - And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees whereof she hath said These are my rewards have given that my lovers me and I will make them a forest shall eat and the beasts of the field

  • Hosea 4:8 - the sin of my people They eat up on their iniquity and they set their heart

  • Hosea 4:10 - For they shall eat and not have enough they shall commit whoredom and shall not increase to the LORD because they have left off to take heed

  • Hosea 5:7 - against the LORD They have dealt treacherously children strange for they have begotten devour now shall a month them with their portions

  • Hosea 7:7 - They are all hot as an oven and have devoured their judges all their kings are fallen there is none among them that calleth

  • Hosea 7:9 - have devoured Strangers his strength and he knoweth it not yea gray hairs are here and there and he knoweth

  • Hosea 8:13 - for the sacrifices of mine offerings They sacrifice flesh and eat it but the LORD accepteth them not now will he remember their iniquity and visit their sins to Egypt they shall return

  • Hosea 8:14 - hath forgotten For Israel his Maker and buildeth temples and Judah hath multiplied cities fenced but I will send a fire cities and it shall devour the palaces