Hebrew · H400

אֹכֶל

Food

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אֹכֶלH400

What does אֹכֶל mean in the Bible?

אֹכֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "food".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אֹכֶל mean in the Bible?

אֹכֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "food".

How does the BSB render H400?

The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include food (17), their food (4), the food (3), the excess food (2), - (1).

Where does אֹכֶל appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (16), Psalms (6), Job (5), Exodus (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

food17×Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:4

their food4×Genesis 14:11, Psalms 104:21, Psalms 104:27, Psalms 145:15

the food3×Genesis 41:48, Psalms 78:18, Joel 1:16

the excess food2×Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48

-1×Exodus 12:4

. . .1×Ruth 2:14

and food for yourselves1×Genesis 47:24

as food1×Genesis 41:35

as much food1×Genesis 44:1

as was needed1×Exodus 16:21

for food1×Lamentations 1:11

for the food1×Deuteronomy 2:6

he needs1×Exodus 16:16

it1×Genesis 41:48

its food1×Malachi 1:12

its prey1×Job 9:26

much as he needed to eat1×Exodus 16:18

out food1×Job 39:29

This food1×Genesis 41:36

with the food1×Psalms 78:30

your food1×Leviticus 25:37

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 14:11

Aligned rows43

Books represented12

Genesis16Exodus4Leviticus2Deuteronomy3Ruth1Job5Psalms6Proverbs1Lamentations2Joel1Habakkuk1Malachi1

Source forms

אֹֽכֶל׃8x’ō·ḵelGenesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:4

אֹ֑כֶל4x’ō·ḵelGenesis 43:22, Deuteronomy 23:19, Job 39:29, Habakkuk 3:17

אֹ֣כֶל4x’ō·ḵelDeuteronomy 2:6, Deuteronomy 2:28, Job 12:11, Joel 1:16

אֹ֥כֶל3x’ō·ḵelGenesis 41:35, Job 36:31, Psalms 78:18

אֹ֙כֶל֙2x’ō·ḵelGenesis 41:35, Lamentations 1:19

אֹ֭כֶל2x’ō·ḵelPsalms 107:18, Proverbs 13:23

אָכְל֑וֹ2x’ā·ḵə·lōwExodus 16:16, Exodus 16:21

אָכְלָ֣ם2x’ā·ḵə·lāmPsalms 104:27, Psalms 145:15

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular24xGenesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural5xGenesis 14:11, Psalms 78:30, Psalms 104:21, Psalms 104:27

Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular4xExodus 12:4, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 16:21

Article | Noun - masculine singular3xGenesis 41:36, Leviticus 11:34, Ruth 2:14

Noun - masculine singular construct3xGenesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural1xGenesis 47:24

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xLeviticus 25:37

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xMalachi 1:12

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אֹכֶל

What does אֹכֶל mean in the Bible?

What does אֹכֶל mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H400?

Where does אֹכֶל appear in Scripture?

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