Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
food
Usage: food
Strong's Number
H1279
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
1
Strong's H1279 Quick Answer
Strong's H1279 בִּריָה (biryah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. biryah (beer-yaw') n-f. 1. food [feminine from H1262] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include meat. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- biryah (beer-yaw') n-f. 1. food [feminine from H1262]
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- meat
Meaning and Definition
biryah (beer-yaw') n-f. 1. food [feminine from H1262] KJV: meat. Root(s): H1262
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1279. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1279 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render biryah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
meat
2 Samuel 13:5
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How Strong's H1279 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1279 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1279 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.
And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1279.
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.
And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1279, grouped by book.
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1279 FAQ
What does biryah (בִּרְיָה) mean?
Biryah (Strong's H1279) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "meat". biryah (beer-yaw') n-f. 1. food [feminine from H1262]
How many times is biryah (בִּרְיָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H1279 across 1 book.
Where can I study biryah (בִּרְיָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1279 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate biryah (בִּרְיָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as meat. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.