Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to devour
Usage: 1) to eat, devour 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to eat (of beasts) 1a2) to devour 1a3) eat their pieces (in a phrase, that is, slander them)
Strong's Number
H399
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
1
Strong's H399 Quick Answer
Strong's H399 אֲכַל (akal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. akal (ak-al') v. 1. + accuse, devour, eat [(Aramaic) corresponding to H398] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include devour, devoured, and eat. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- akal (ak-al') v. 1. + accuse, devour, eat [(Aramaic) corresponding to H398]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- devour, devoured, and eat
Meaning and Definition
akal (ak-al') v. 1. + accuse, devour, eat [(Aramaic) corresponding to H398] Root(s): H398
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H399. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H399 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render akal, 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.
How Strong's H399 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H399 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 H399 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
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.
And 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.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H399.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
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.
And 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.
And 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.
After 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.
Then 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;
Thus 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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H399, grouped by book.
Daniel 7 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H399 FAQ
What does akal (אֲכַל) mean?
Akal (Strong's H399) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "eat". akal (ak-al') v. 1. + accuse, devour, eat [(Aramaic) corresponding to H398]
How many times is akal (אֲכַל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H399 across 1 book.
Where can I study akal (אֲכַל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H399 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate akal (אֲכַל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as devour, devoured, and eat. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.