KJV dictionary & concordance
To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:16
Complete exact-word concordance
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eate, and drinke, sayth he to thee, but his heart is not with thee.
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
My sonne, eate thou honie, because it is good, and the honie combe, which is sweete to thy taste.
1611 marginal noteHeb. vpon thy palate.
1611 marginal notePsal.19.9. & 119.103.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Hast thou found hony? eate so much as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
If thine enemie be hungry, giue him bread to eate: and if hee be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.
1611 marginal noteExod.23.4. rom.12.20.
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
It is not good to eat much hony: so for men to search their owne glory, is not glory.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Whoso keepeth the figtree, shall eate the fruit therof: so he that waiteth on his master, shall be honoured.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother; the rauens of the valley shall picke it out, and the young Eagles shall eate it.
1611 marginal noteOr, the brooke.
¶ There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
¶ There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
1611 marginal noteOr, delight his senses.
1611 marginal noteCha. 3.12, 22. and 5.17. and 8.15.
For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
For who can eate? or who else can hasten hereunto more then I?
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
And also that euery man should eate and drinke, and enioy the good of all his labour: it is the gift of God.
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