Strong's Lexicon

H400

H400 — אוֹכֶל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewokelnoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 85a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H400
Word:	אוֹכֶל
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H398
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	okel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	o'-kel
Meaning:	1. food
KJV Renderings:	eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

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אֹ֫כֶל₄₀ noun masculine^{Gen 41:36} food (Arabic [untranscribed source text 189], Aramaic אוּכְלָא, [untranscribed source text 190], Assyrian akalu Dl^W, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 191]) — ׳ א absolute Gen 41:35 +; construct Gen 41:35; Gen 41:48 suffix אָכְלֶ֑ךָ Lev 25:37 אָכְלו Mal 1:12, etc.; — Hexateuch mostly J E D , not Ezekiel — food, food-supply, especially cereals of store in Egypt Gen 41:35 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Gen 41-44; Gen 47:24 compare Gen 14:11( J E ); also Lev 11:34; Lev 25:37 ( P ) Deut 2:6; Deut 2:28 ( D ); ׳ נֶשֶׁךְ א usury of food Deut 23:20 ( D ) (|| כֶּסֶף ׳ נ, etc.); לְעֵת הָאֹבֶל at meal-time Ruth 2:14 in poetry 17 t.; — food Ps 107:18 of offerings Mal 1:12 particular food Job 12:11 (as tasted); Job 36:31 (as given by God) so Ps 145:15 לְהָשִׁיב נָפֶ֑שׁ ׳ א Lam 1:11 compare v Lam 1:19 especially cereals Prov 13:23; Joel 1:16; Hab 3:17 but also flesh Ps 78:18; Ps 78:30 of food (prey) of wild animals Ps 104:21 (|| טרף):27; of prey of eagles Job 9:26 ; Job 39:29 ravens Job 38:41 .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אכל (oh’-chel)

Exodus 12:4

KJV: And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

EHCC: & 16:16, 18.every man according to his

Exodus 16:21

KJV: And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

EHCC: every an according to his eating:

Leviticus 11:34

KJV: Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

EHCC: Of all meat which may be eaten,

Leviticus 25:37

KJV: Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

EHCC: nor lend him thy victuals for

Deuteronomy 2:6

KJV: Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.

EHCC: Ye shall buy meat of them

Ruth 2:14

KJV: And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

EHCC: At meahtimne come thou hither, ’

Job 9:26

KJV: They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.swift…: or, ships of Ebeh: Heb. ships of desire

EHCC: as the eagle (that) hasteth to the prey.

Job 12:11

KJV: Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?mouth: Heb. palate

EHCC: the mouth taste bis meat ?

Job 20:21

KJV: There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.none…: or, be none left for his meat

EHCC: There shall none of his meat be left ;

Job 96:31

EHCC: he giveth meat in abundance.

Job 88:41

EHCC: they wander for lack of meat.

Job 89:29

EHCC: thence she seeketh the prey,

Psalms 78:18

KJV: And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

EHCC: by asking meat for their lust.

Psalms 104:21

KJV: The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

EHCC: seek their meat from .

Psalms 107:18

KJV: Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

EHCC: abhorreth all manner of meat;

Psalms 145:15

KJV: The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.wait…: or, look unto

EHCC: thou givest them their meat

Proverbs 13:23

KJV: Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

EHCC: Much food (is in) the tillage

Lamentations 1:11

KJV: All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.to…: or, to make the soul to come again

EHCC: given their pleasant things for meat

Joel 1:16

KJV: Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

EHCC: Is not the meat cut off

Malachi 1:12

KJV: But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

EHCC: his meat, (is) contemptible.