What does עֵץ · מַאֲכָל mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · מַאֲכָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "food tree / tree of food".
Hebrew · H6086, H3978
עֵץ מַאֲכָל
A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) · an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
מַאֲכָל H3978 an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
Pronunciation maʾăkāl
Concrete sustenance category encompassing all consumable forms: grain, meat, fruit, provisions for physical survival.
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What does עֵץ מַאֲכָל (ets maakhal) mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · מַאֲכָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "food tree / tree of food".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6086, H3978?
H6086, H3978 is connected to 360 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. food tree / tree of food
Strong's H6086, H3978
Lexical occurrences 360 verses Source Gloss
food tree / tree of food
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵץ מַאֲכָל is built from this root:
עָצָה H6095
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain