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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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Psalms 22:29
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 22:29 · retained source text

All they that be fat vpon earth shall eate and worship: all they that goe downe to the dust shall bow before him, and none can keepe aliue his owne soule.

Psalms 27:2
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 27:2 · retained source text

When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon me to eat vp my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

1611 marginal noteHeb. approached against me.

Psalms 41:9
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 41:9 · retained source text

Yea mine owne familiar friend in whom I trusted, which did eate of my bread, hath lift vp his heele against me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the man of my peace.

1611 marginal noteHeb. magnified.

1611 marginal noteIoh.13.18

Psalms 50:13
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 50:13 · retained source text

Will I eate the flesh of bulles, or drinke the blood of goats?

Psalms 53:4
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 53:4 · retained source text

Haue the workers of iniquitie no knowledge? who eate vp my people, as they eate bread; they haue not called vpon God.

Psalms 78:24
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:24 · retained source text

And had rained downe Manna vpon them to eate, and had giuen them of the corne of heauen.

1611 marginal noteExod. 16.14.

Psalms 78:25
Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:25 · retained source text

Man did eate Angels food: hee sent them meat to the full.

1611 marginal noteOr, euery one did eat the bread of the mighty.

1611 marginal noteIohn 6.31.

Psalms 78:29
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 78:29 · retained source text

So they did eate, & were well filled: for he gaue them their owne desire.

Psalms 105:35
And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 105:35 · retained source text

And did eate vp all the herbes in their land: and deuoured the fruite of their ground.

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