KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:29
Complete exact-word concordance
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
My teares haue bene my meate day and night; while they continually say vnto me, Where is thy God?
1611 marginal notePsal.80.5.
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
Thou hast giuen vs like sheepe appointed for meate: and hast scattered vs among the heathen.
1611 marginal noteHebr. as sheepe of meate.
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
Let them wander vp and downe for meate, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to eate.
1611 marginal noteOr, if they be not satisfied, then they will stay all night.
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
They gaue mee also gall for my meat, and in my thirst they gaue mee vineger to drinke.
1611 marginal noteMat.27.28. mar.15.23. iohn 19.29.
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Thou brakest the heads of Leuiathan in pieces, and gauest him to bee meat to the people inhabiting the wildernesse.
And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
And they tempted God in their heart: by asking meat for their lust.
Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
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.
They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
They were not estranged from their lust: but while their meate was yet in their mouthes,
1611 marginal noteNum. 11.33.
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
The dead bodies of thy seruants haue they giuen to bee meate vnto the foules of the heauen: the flesh of thy Saints vnto the beasts of the earth.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
The young lyons roare after their pray: and seeke their meate from God.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
