Hebrew · H398, H1320

אָכַל בְּשַׂר

To eat (literally or figuratively) · flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

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אָכַל H398 to eat (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation akal

Encompasses consuming and destruction; figuratively denotes covenant violation, judgment, or moral corruption through eating imagery.

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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

Pronunciation bāšār

Flesh as the vulnerable human body, emphasizing mortality, kinship, and bodily shame or nakedness.

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What does אָכַל בְּשַׂר (akhal besar) mean in the Bible?

אָכַל · בָּשָׂר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "eat flesh".

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What does אָכַל · בָּשָׂר mean in the Bible?

אָכַל · בָּשָׂר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "eat flesh".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H398, H1320?

H398, H1320 is connected to 1,085 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. eat flesh

Strong's H398, H1320

Lexical occurrences 1,085 verses Word forms 4 forms 407 references

Source Gloss

eat flesh

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 4 Aligned forms 407

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 357×

Imperfect 1Sam 9:13 · 1Sam 14:24 · 1Sam 14:28 · 2Sam 9:10 · Amos 4:9 · Deut 28:33 · Deut 28:55 · Eccl 2:25 · Eccl 5:11 · Eccl 5:16 · Exod 12:43 · Exod 12:45 · Exod 12:48 · Exod 29:33 · Gen 49:27 · Isa 7:15 211×

Perfect 1Kgs 13:28 · 1Kgs 21:4 · 1Sam 14:30 · 1Sam 20:34 · 1Sam 28:20 · 1Sam 30:12 · Exod 34:28 · Ezek 18:6 · Ezek 18:11 · Ezek 18:15 · Ezek 19:3 · Ezek 19:6 · Ezra 10:6 · Jer 22:15 · Job 21:25 · Job 31:17 71×

Participle active 1Chr 12:40 · 1Kgs 1:25 · 1Kgs 4:20 · 1Kgs 18:19 · 1Kgs 21:5 · 1Sam 30:16 · 2Sam 9:11 · 2Sam 9:13 · Deut 4:24 · Deut 9:3 · Exod 12:15 · Exod 12:19 · Exod 24:17 · Ezek 36:13 · Gen 39:6 · Gen 40:17 37×

Infinitive absolute 1Sam 14:30 · 2Chr 31:10 · 2Kgs 4:43 · 2Kgs 19:29 · Gen 2:16 · Gen 31:15 · Hag 1:6 · Isa 21:5 · Isa 22:13 · Isa 37:30 · Joel 2:26 · Lev 10:18 · Prov 25:27 14×

Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 18:41 · 1Kgs 19:5 · 1Kgs 19:7 · 1Kgs 21:7 · 1Sam 9:24 · Eccl 9:7 · Ezek 3:1 · Prov 23:7 · Prov 24:13 · Prov 25:16 · Neh 8:10 · Song 5:1 13×

Jussive Esth 4:16 · Exod 12:9 · Judg 13:4 · Judg 13:7 · 1Kgs 13:22 · Exod 12:44 · Judg 13:14 7×

Infinitive construct 1Sam 1:9 · Deut 12:23 · Gen 3:11 3×

Cohortative Deut 12:20 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 41×

Imperfect Deut 12:22 · Exod 12:16 · Exod 12:46 · Exod 13:3 · Exod 13:7 · Exod 21:28 · Exod 29:34 · Ezek 45:21 · Gen 6:21 · Lev 7:6 · Lev 7:15 · Lev 7:16 · Lev 7:18 · Lev 7:19 · Lev 11:34 · Lev 11:41 39×

Infinitive absolute Lev 7:18 · Lev 19:7 2×

Qal passive 5×

Perfect Nah 1:10 · Neh 2:3 · Neh 2:13 3×

Participle passive Exod 3:2 1×

Imperfect Isa 1:20 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×

Imperfect Ezek 3:3 · Hos 11:4 2×

Perfect Exod 16:32 1×

Participle active Jer 23:15 1×

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