Strong's H399 · Hebrew
אֲכַל
ʼăkal · /ak-al'/
Definition
{to eat (literally or figuratively)}
KJV: [phrase] accuse, devour, eat.
Root / derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H398 (אָכַל)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אֲכַל across 6 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
6 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Daniel6 verses
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
Daniel 6:24And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Daniel 7:5And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. it raised: or, it raised up one dominion
Daniel 7:7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Daniel 7:19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; from: Cald. from all those
Daniel 7:23Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H399 (ʼăkal) mean?
{to eat (literally or figuratively)}
How many times does H399 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H399 (אֲכַל) appears in 6 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “devour.”
How is ʼăkal translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H399 is rendered as “devour” (2×), “devoured” (2×), “accused” (1×), “eat” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word אֲכַל come from?
(Aramaic) corresponding to H398 (אָכַל)