Strong's H3978 · Hebrew
מַאֲכָל
maʼăkâl · /mah-ak-awl'/
Definition
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
KJV: food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.
Root / derivation: from H398 (אָכַל);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַאֲכָל across 29 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
29 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis4 verses
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.
Genesis 3:6And 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. pleasant: Heb. a desire
Genesis 6:21And 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.
Genesis 40:17And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. bakemeats: Heb. meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker, or, cook
Deuteronomy2 verses
Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. it: Heb. it come down
Deuteronomy 28:26And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
2 Chronicles2 verses
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. cupbearers: or, butlers
2 Chronicles 11:11And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
Job1 verse
Psalms3 verses
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. like: Heb. as sheep of meat
Psalms 74:14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Psalms 79:2The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah4 verses
And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
Jeremiah 16:4They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 19:7And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 34:20I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
Ezekiel2 verses
And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
Ezekiel 47:12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. shall grow: Heb. shall come up new: or, principal for medicine: or, for bruises and sores
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3978 (maʼăkâl) mean?
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
How many times does H3978 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3978 (מַאֲכָל) appears in 29 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “meat.”
How is maʼăkâl translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3978 is rendered as “meat” (22×), “food” (5×), “fruit” (1×), “manner” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מַאֲכָל come from?
from H398 (אָכַל);