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appetite

Meaning of “appetite”

Desire to any thing.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604
4 occurrences4 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 38:39

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Every verse containing “appetite”

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Job 38:39
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 38:39 · retained source text

Wilt thou hunt the pray for the lyon? or fill the appetite of the young lyons,

1611 marginal noteHeb. the life.

1611 marginal notePsal. 104.21.

Ecclesiastes 6:7
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 6:7 · retained source text

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

1611 marginal noteHeb. soule.

Isaiah 29:8
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 29:8 · retained source text

It shall euen be as when a hungry man dreameth, and behold he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soule is emptie: or as when a thirstie man dreameth, and behold he drinketh; but hee awaketh, and behold he is faint, and his soule hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations bee, that fight against mount Zion.

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