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Food

29Greek/Hebrew entries

48stored occurrences

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Greek G777 ásitos

Original: ἄσιτος

Meaning:
from Α (as a negative particle) and σῖτος; without (taking) food:--fasting.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: without (taking) food:--fasting.

Greek G1033 brōma

Original: βρῶμα

Meaning:
from the base of βιβρώσκω; food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law:--meat, victuals.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law:--meat, victuals.

Greek G1035 brōsis

Original: βρῶσις

Meaning:
from the base of βιβρώσκω; (abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively):--eating, food, meat.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively):--eating, food, meat.

Greek G1829 exérama

Original: ἐξέραμα

Meaning:
from a comparative of ἐκ and a presumed (to spue); vomit, i.e. food disgorged:--vomit.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: vomit, i.e. food disgorged:--vomit.

Greek G1979 episitismós

Original: ἐπισιτισμός

Meaning:
from a compound of ἐπί and a derivative of σῖτος; a provisioning, i.e. (concretely) food:--victuals.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: a provisioning, i.e. (concretely) food:--victuals.

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Greek G3042 limós

Original: λιμός

Meaning:
probably from λείπω (through the idea of destitution); a scarcity of food:--dearth, famine, hunger.

Greek G3522 nēsteúō

Original: νηστεύω

Meaning:
from νῆστις; to abstain from food (religiously):--fast.

Greek G3523 nēstis

Original: νῆστις

Meaning:
from the inseparable negative particle (not) and ἐσθίω; not eating, i.e. abstinent from food (religiously):--fasting.

Greek G3542 nomḗ

Original: νομή

Meaning:
feminine from the same as νόμος; pasture, i.e. (the act) feeding (figuratively, spreading of a gangrene), or (the food) pasturage:--X eat, pasture.

Greek G3795 opsárion

Original: ὀψάριον

Meaning:
neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of ὀπτός; a relish to other food (as if cooked sauce), i.e. (specially), fish (presumably salted and dried as a condiment):--fish.

Greek G4082 pḗra

Original: πήρα

Meaning:
of uncertain affinity; a wallet or leather pouch for food:--scrip.

Greek G4355 proslambánō

Original: προσλαμβάνω

Meaning:
from πρός and λαμβάνω; to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality):--receive, take (unto).

Greek G4561 sárx

Original: σάρξ

Meaning:
probably from the base of σαρόω; flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such):--carnal(-ly, + -ly minded), flesh(-ly).

Greek G4620 sitómetron

Original: σιτόμετρον

Meaning:
from σῖτος and μέτρον; a grain-measure, i.e. (by implication) ration (allowance of food):--portion of meat.

Greek G4906 synesthíō

Original: συνεσθίω

Meaning:
from σύν and ἐσθίω (including its alternate); to take food in company with:--eat with.

Greek G4967 sphagḗ

Original: σφαγή

Meaning:
from σφάζω; butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction)):--slaughter.

Greek G4969 spházō

Original: σφάζω

Meaning:
a primary verb; to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (generally) to slaughter, or (specially), to maim (violently):--kill, slay, wound.

Greek G5142 tréphō

Original: τρέφω

Meaning:
a primary verb (properly, ; but perhaps strengthened from the base of τροπή through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear):--bring up, feed, nourish.

Greek G5526 chortázō

Original: χορτάζω

Meaning:
from χόρτος; to fodder, i.e. (generally) to gorge (supply food in abundance):--feed, fill, satisfy.

Greek G5527 chórtasma

Original: χόρτασμα

Meaning:
from χορτάζω; forage, i.e. food:--sustenance.

Hebrew H398 ʼâkal

Original: אָכַל

Meaning:
a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Hebrew H400 ʼôkel

Original: אֹכֶל

Meaning:
from אָכַל; food; eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

Hebrew H402 ʼoklâh

Original: אׇכְלָה

Meaning:
feminine of אֻכָל; food; consume, devour, eat, food, meat.

Hebrew H944 bûwl

Original: בּוּל

Meaning:
for יְבוּל; produce (of the earth, etc.); food, stock.

Hebrew H3899 lechem

Original: לֶחֶם

Meaning:
from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Hebrew H3978 maʼăkâl

Original: מַאֲכָל

Meaning:
from אָכַל; an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit); food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.

Hebrew H4361 makkôleth

Original: מַכֹּלֶת

Meaning:
from אָכַל; nourishment; food.

Hebrew H6718 tsayid

Original: צַיִד

Meaning:
from a form of צוּד and meaning the same; the chase; also game (thus taken); (generally) lunch (especially for a journey); [idiom] catcheth, food, [idiom] hunter, (that which he took in) hunting, venison, victuals.

Hebrew H7607 shᵉʼêr

Original: שְׁאֵר

Meaning:
from שָׁאַר; flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood; body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).

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^{Genesis 2:9} And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Open

^{Genesis 3:6} And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Open

^{Genesis 6:21} And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. Open

^{Genesis 41:35} And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. Open

^{Genesis 41:36} And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. Open

^{Genesis 41:48} And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. Open

^{Genesis 42:7} And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. Open

^{Genesis 42:10} And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. Open

^{Genesis 42:33} And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone: Open

^{Genesis 43:2} And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. Open

^{Genesis 43:4} If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: Open

^{Genesis 43:20} And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: Open

^{Genesis 43:22} And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. Open

^{Genesis 44:1} And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. Open

^{Genesis 44:25} And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. Open

^{Genesis 47:24} And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. Open

^{Exodus 21:10} If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. Open

^{Leviticus 3:11} And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD. Open

^{Leviticus 3:16} And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat is the LORD's. Open

^{Leviticus 19:23} And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. Open

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^{Leviticus 22:7} And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. Open

^{Deuteronomy 10:18} He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. Open

^{1 Samuel 14:24} And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. Open

^{1 Samuel 14:28} Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. Open

^{2 Samuel 9:10} Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. Open

^{1 Kings 5:9} My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. Open

^{1 Kings 5:11} And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. Open

^{Job 23:12} Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. Open

^{Job 24:5} Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. Open

^{Job 38:41} Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. Open

^{Job 40:20} Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. Open

^{Psalm 78:25} Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. Open

^{Psalm 104:14} He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; Open

^{Psalm 136:25} Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. Open

^{Psalm 146:7} Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: Open

^{Psalm 147:9} He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. Open

^{Proverbs 6:8} Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Open

^{Proverbs 13:23} Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. Open

^{Proverbs 27:27} And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. Open

^{Proverbs 28:3} A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. Open

^{Proverbs 30:8} Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Open

^{Proverbs 31:14} She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. Open

^{Ezekiel 16:27} Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. Open

^{Ezekiel 48:18} And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city. Open

^{Acts 14:17} Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. Open

^{2 Corinthians 9:10} Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) Open

^{1 Timothy 6:8} And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. Open

^{James 2:15} If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, Open

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