Word meanings
Strong's dictionary
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.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Every occurrence
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Amos 6:4 וְאֹכְלִ֤ים ve.'o.khe.Lim · An -ing word: simple action
that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
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Amos 7:2 לֶֽאֱכוֹל֙ le.'e.khOl · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
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Amos 7:4 וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ va.To.khal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
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Amos 7:4 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it
Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
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Amos 7:12 וֶאֱכָל־ ve.'e.khol- · A command to you: simple action
Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
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Amos 9:14 וְאָכְל֖וּ ve.'a.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them
And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
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Obadiah 1:18 וַאֲכָל֑וּם va.'a.kha.Lum · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them
And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall burn among them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau; for Jehovah hath spoken it.
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Micah 3:3 אָכְלוּ֮ 'a.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them
who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
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Micah 6:14 תֹאכַל֙ to.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee: and thou shalt put away, but shalt not save; and that which thou savest will I give up to the sword.
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Micah 7:1 לֶאֱכ֔וֹל le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first-ripe fig.
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Nahum 1:10 אֻ֨כְּל֔וּ 'u.ke.Lu · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by them
For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.
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Nahum 2:13 תֹּ֣אכַל To.khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions; and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
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Nahum 3:12 אוֹכֵֽל׃ 'o.Khel · An -ing word: simple action
All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
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Nahum 3:13 אָכְלָ֥ה 'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women; the gates of thy land are set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire hath devoured thy bars.
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Nahum 3:15 תֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְ to.khe.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off; it shall devour thee like the canker-worm: make thyself many as the canker-worm; make thyself many as the locust.
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Nahum 3:15 תֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְ to.khe.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off; it shall devour thee like the canker-worm: make thyself many as the canker-worm; make thyself many as the locust.
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Habakkuk 1:8 לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃ le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.
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Habakkuk 3:14 לֶאֱכֹ֥ל le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
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Zephaniah 1:18 תֵּאָכֵ֖ל te.'a.Khel · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.
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Zephaniah 3:8 תֵּאָכֵ֖ל te.'a.Khel · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
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