Skip to content
The Historic Faith
Strong's Concordance
Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H400 אֹכֶל (okel)

Okel means “food” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G400 — anaphoneo (“speak out”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H400
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 41
Books 12

Strong's H400 Quick Answer

Strong's H400 אוֹכֶל (okel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. okel (o'-kel) n-m. 1. food [from H398] It has 41 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include meat, food, eating, eat, and victuals. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
okel (o'-kel) n-m. 1. food [from H398]
Usage
41 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
meat, food, eating, eat, and victuals

Meaning and Definition

okel (o'-kel) n-m. 1. food [from H398] KJV: eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals. Root(s): H398

Original Word
אוֹכֶל
Transliteration
okel
Derivation
Root: אכל First root strongs: 398
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H400. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H400 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render okel, 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 Leviticus 11:34 15× food Genesis 41:35 14× eating Exodus 12:4 eat Deuteronomy 2:6 prey Job 9:26 victuals Leviticus 25:37 their Genesis 14:11

How Strong's H400 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 41 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H400 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 H400 in the Old Testament

41 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 14:11 KJV

And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

Genesis 41:35 KJV

And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

Genesis 41:36 KJV

And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

Usage Excerpts

First 41 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H400.

Genesis 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Genesis 41:35 Old Testament, KJV
And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
Genesis 41:36 Old Testament, KJV
And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
Genesis 41:48 Old Testament, KJV
And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
Genesis 42:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Genesis 42:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Genesis 43:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Genesis 43:4 Old Testament, KJV
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
Genesis 43:20 Old Testament, KJV
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Genesis 43:22 Old Testament, KJV
And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
Genesis 44:1 Old Testament, KJV
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
Genesis 44:25 Old Testament, KJV
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
Genesis 47:24 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
Exodus 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
Exodus 16:16 Old Testament, KJV
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
Exodus 16:18 Old Testament, KJV
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Exodus 16:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
Leviticus 11:34 Old Testament, KJV
Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
Leviticus 25:37 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Deuteronomy 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
Deuteronomy 2:28 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
Deuteronomy 23:19 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
Ruth 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Job 9:26 Old Testament, KJV
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
Job 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
Job 20:21 Old Testament, KJV
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
Job 36:31 Old Testament, KJV
For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
Job 38:41 Old Testament, KJV
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Job 39:29 Old Testament, KJV
From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
Psalms 78:18 Old Testament, KJV
And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
Psalms 78:30 Old Testament, KJV
They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
Psalms 104:21 Old Testament, KJV
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Psalms 104:27 Old Testament, KJV
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
Psalms 107:18 Old Testament, KJV
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Psalms 145:15 Old Testament, KJV
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Proverbs 13:23 Old Testament, KJV
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Lamentations 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
Lamentations 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
Joel 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
Habakkuk 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Malachi 1:12 Old Testament, KJV
But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H400, grouped by book.

Genesis 13 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 4 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H400 FAQ

What does okel (אֹכֶל) mean?

Okel (Strong's H400) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "food". okel (o'-kel) n-m. 1. food [from H398]

How many times is okel (אֹכֶל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 41 linked usages for Strong's H400 across 12 books.

Where can I study okel (אֹכֶל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H400 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate okel (אֹכֶל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as meat, food, eating, eat, victuals, and prey. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.