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victual

Meaning of “victual”

Sense 1: Food or provisions. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with food or provisions.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
5 occurrences5 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 12:39

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “victual”

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Exodus 12:39
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:39 · retained source text

And they baked vnleauened cakes of the dough, which they brought forth out of Egypt; for it was not leauened: because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselues any victuall.

Judges 20:10
And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 20:10 · retained source text

And we wil take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victuall for the people, that they may doe, when they come to Gibeah of Beniamin, according to all the folly that they haue wrought in Israel.

1 Kings 4:27
And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 4:27 · retained source text

And those officers prouided victuall for king Solomon, and for all that came vnto king Solomons table, euery man in his moneth: they lacked nothing.

2 Chronicles 11:11
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 11:11 · retained source text

And he fortified the strong holds, and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and of oyle and wine.

2 Chronicles 11:23
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 11:23 · retained source text

And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Iudah and Beniamin, vnto euery fenced citie: and he gaue them vitaile in abundance: and hee desired many wiues.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a multitude of wiues.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To supply with provisions for subsistence.

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