Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H402

Strong's H402 · Hebrew

אׇכְלָה

ʼoklâh · /ok-law'/

Number
H402
Language
Hebrew
Original word
אׇכְלָה
Transliteration
ʼoklâh
Pronunciation
ok-law'
KJV occurrences
18 verses

Definition

food

KJV: consume, devour, eat, food, meat.

Root / derivation: feminine of H401 (אֻכָל);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אׇכְלָה across 18 verses.

meat8×
fuel3×
devour2×
eat2×
consume1×
devoured1×
food1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis4 verses
Exodus1 verse
Leviticus2 verses
Jeremiah1 verse
Ezekiel10 verses
Ezekiel 15:4

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? Is it: Heb. Will it prosper?

Ezekiel 15:6

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 21:32

Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken it.

Ezekiel 23:37

That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.

Ezekiel 29:5

And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. open: Heb. face of the field

Ezekiel 34:5

And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. because: or, without a shepherd

Ezekiel 34:8

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

Ezekiel 34:10

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

Ezekiel 35:12

And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. to consume: Heb. to devour

Ezekiel 39:4

Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. sort: Heb. wing to be: Heb. to devour

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H402 (ʼoklâh) mean?

food

How many times does H402 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H402 (אׇכְלָה) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “meat.”

How is ʼoklâh translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H402 is rendered as “meat” (8×), “fuel” (3×), “devour” (2×), “eat” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word אׇכְלָה come from?

feminine of H401 (אֻכָל);