מַאֲכָל (maʼăkâl) — Food
Hebrew word study: מַאֲכָל (maʼăkâl), Strong's H3978. an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
KJV translation words: food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.
Strong's H3978 is tagged on 30 words in 29 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:9 and last appears in Haggai 2:12.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 29)
- Genesis 2:9 — לְמַאֲכָל — for food
- Genesis 3:6 — לְמַאֲכָל — for food
- Genesis 6:21 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Genesis 40:17 — מַאֲכַל — the food of
- Leviticus 19:23 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Deuteronomy 20:20 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Deuteronomy 28:26 — לְמַאֲכָל — into food
- Judges 14:14 — מַאֲכָל — food
- 1 Kings 10:5 — וּמַאֲכַל — and the food of
- 1 Chronicles 12:40 — מַאֲכָל — food
- 2 Chronicles 9:4 — וּמַאֲכַל — and the food of
- 2 Chronicles 11:11 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Ezra 3:7 — וּמַאֲכָל — and food
- Nehemiah 9:25 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Job 33:20 — מַאֲכַל — food of
- Psalms 44:11 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Psalms 74:14 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Psalms 79:2 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Proverbs 6:8 — מַאֲכָלָהּ — food its
- Isaiah 62:8 — מַאֲכָל — food
- Jeremiah 7:33 — לְמַאֲכָל — into food
- Jeremiah 16:4 — לְמַאֲכָל — into food
- Jeremiah 19:7 — לְמַאֲכָל — to food
- Jeremiah 34:20 — לְמַאֲכָל — into food
- Ezekiel 4:10 — וּמַאֲכָלְךָ — and food your
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Named in this entry's derivation: H398 אָכַל (ʼâkal).
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Frequently asked questions
What does maʼăkâl (H3978) mean?
An eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit).
How is H3978 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3978 as: food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual..
How often does מַאֲכָל (maʼăkâl) appear?
Strong's H3978 is tagged on 30 words in 29 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:9 and last appears in Haggai 2:12.
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