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meat

Meaning of “meat”

Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

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290 occurrences274 verses38 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:29

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2 Kings 3:20
And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 3:20 · retained source text

And it came to passe in the morning when the meate offering was offered, that behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the countrey was filled with water.

2 Kings 16:13
And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 16:13 · retained source text

And he burnt his burnt offering, and his meate offering, and powred his drinke offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings vpon the altar.

1611 marginal noteHeb. which were his.

2 Kings 16:15
And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire by.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 16:15 · retained source text

And king Ahaz commanded Uriiah the Priest, saying, Upon the great altar, burne the morning burnt offering, and the euening meate offering, and the Kings burnt sacrifice, and his meate offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meate offering, and their drinke offerings, and sprinkle vpon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.

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John 4:34

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.