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eat

Meaning of “eat”

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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655 occurrences583 verses49 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:16

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Leviticus 11:39
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:39 · retained source text

And if any beast of which ye may eat, die, he that toucheth the carkasse thereof, shall be vncleane vntill the Euen.

Leviticus 11:42
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:42 · retained source text

Whatsoeuer goeth vpon the bellie, and whatsoeuer goeth vpon all foure, or whatsoeuer hath more feet among all creeping things that creepe vpon the earth, them ye shall not eate, for they are an abomination.

1611 marginal noteHebr. doth multiply feet.

Leviticus 17:12
Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 17:12 · retained source text

Therefore I said vnto the children of Israel, No soule of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that soiourneth among you, eat blood.

Leviticus 17:14
For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 17:14 · retained source text

For it is the life of all flesh, the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said vnto the children of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of no maner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoeuer eateth it, shalbe cut off.

1611 marginal noteGen. 9.4.

Leviticus 19:25
And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the Lord your God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 19:25 · retained source text

And in the fift yeere shall ye eate of the fruit thereof, that it may yeelde vnto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:26
¶ Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 19:26 · retained source text

¶ Ye shall not eate any thing with the blood, neither shall ye vse inchantment, nor obserue times.

Leviticus 21:22
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 21:22 · retained source text

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most Holy, and of the holy:

Leviticus 22:4
What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:4 · retained source text

What man soeuer of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue, he shall not eat of the holy things, vntill he be cleane. And who so toucheth any thing that is vncleane by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him:

1611 marginal noteHebr. running of the reines.

1611 marginal noteChap. 15.2.

Leviticus 22:6
The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:6 · retained source text

The soule which hath touched any such, shalbe vncleane vntill Euen, and shall not eate of the holy things, vnlesse he wash his flesh with water.

Leviticus 22:7
And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:7 · retained source text

And when the Sunne is downe, he shall be cleane, and shall afterward eate of the holy things, because it is his food.

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