Bible Encyclopedia: Eater

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Strong's Hebrew

398. akal -- to eat
... 30), devourer (2), devouring (3), devours (7), dine (1), eat (398), eat freely
(1), eaten (66), eaten at all (2), eaten freely (1), eater (2), eater's (1 ...
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2151. zalal -- to shake
... 2150, 2151. zalal. 2151a . to shake. Transliteration: zalal Phonetic Spelling:
(zaw-lal') Short Definition: down. blow down, glutton, riotous eater, vile ...
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Library

A Bible-Riddle
... And as he walked he made up this riddle: "Out of the eater came forth meat, and
out of the strong came forth sweetness." That means that out of this lion which ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/a bible-riddle.htm

Third Sunday after Epiphany. For as the Rain Cometh Down
... and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and
bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater; so shall my ...
/.../winkworth/lyra germanica the christian year/third sunday after epiphany for.htm

John Chapter viii. 31-36
... unchangeable. The truth is bread, which refreshes our minds and fails not;
changes the eater, and is not itself changed into the eater. ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xli john chapter viii.htm

Prolegomena.
... the disappointed husband begged to aid him in his prayers was one Macedonius,
distinguished, from the simplicity of his diet, as "the barley eater." In answer ...
/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/prolegomena.htm

Letter cxc. To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium.
... 3. Philo, on the authority of some Jewish tradition, explains the manna to have
been of such a nature that it changed with the taste of the eater: that of ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cxc to amphilochius bishop.htm

There have Come to Me Ransomers from among the Saints, but None ...
... "Out of the eater came forth meat" was Samson's parable. But to me it has
befallen contrariwise; for the eater has come forth to ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xxxix there have come.htm

The Hermit and the Boy
... Macedonius the hermit, the barley-eater, was seated at the entrance of his cavern,
and enjoying"so far as he thought it not sinful to enjoy"the cool air of ...
/.../chapter v the hermit and.htm

A God-Given Field (1894-1900)
... and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and
bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: so shall my ...
/.../goforth/how i know god answers prayer/iv a god-given field 1894-1900.htm

Sensual and Spiritual Excitement.
... The play of imagination in the brain of the opium-eater is as free as that of genius
itself, and the creations produced in that state by the pen or pencil are ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/ix sensual and spiritual excitement.htm

The Tenth Commandment
... He would be content if salvation were to drop into his mouth, as a ripe fig into
the mouth of the eater (Nahum 3:12); but he is loath to put himself to too ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 1 the tenth commandment.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) One who, or that which, eats.

Thesaurus

Eater (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Eater (5 Occurrences). ... 1 Corinthians 11:29 For the eater
and drinker eats and drinks judgment to himself, not distinguishing the body. ...
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Eater's (1 Occurrence)
...Eater's (1 Occurrence). Nahum 3:12 All thy fortresses 'are' fig-trees with
first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater. ...
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Drinker (6 Occurrences)
... Luke 7:34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater
and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners; (DBY YLT). ...
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Yields (21 Occurrences)
... returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring
up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, (See NIV). ...
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Glutton (4 Occurrences)
... eaters of flesh"), "glutton" in the usual sense is intended; "a man gluttonous,"
"a gluttonous man" (the Revised Version) (phagos, "an eater," "a glutton") was ...
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Gluttonous (4 Occurrences)
... eaters of flesh"), "glutton" in the usual sense is intended; "a man gluttonous,"
"a gluttonous man" (the Revised Version) (phagos, "an eater," "a glutton") was ...
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Watereth (9 Occurrences)
... and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and
bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: (KJV ASV DBY ...
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Wine-drinker (2 Occurrences)
... Luke 7:34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater
and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners; (DBY). ...
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Watering (21 Occurrences)
... from heaven, and returneth not thither, except it water the earth, and make it bring
forth and bud, and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater; (See NAS ...
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Bible Concordance

Eater (5 Occurrences)

Luke 7:34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 11:29 For the eater and drinker eats and drinks judgment to himself, not distinguishing the body.
(DBY)

Judges 14:14 He said to them, "Out of the eater came forth food. Out of the strong came forth sweetness." They couldn't in three days declare the riddle.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 55:10 For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nahum 3:12 All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs: if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Eater

Related Terms

Eater's (1 Occurrence)

Drinker (6 Occurrences)

Yields (21 Occurrences)

Glutton (4 Occurrences)

Gluttonous (4 Occurrences)

Watereth (9 Occurrences)

Wine-drinker (2 Occurrences)

Watering (21 Occurrences)

First-ripe (7 Occurrences)