Bible Dictionary: Morsel

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A little bite or bit of food.

2. (n.) A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MORSEL

mor'-sel (brosis): Found only in Hebrews 12:16 the King James Version, "For one morsel of meat (the Revised Version (British and American) "mess of meat") sold his birthright," literally, "for one eating," i.e. one meal. The Great Bible (Cranmer's) has "for one mease of meat."

Greek

5596. psomion -- a fragment, morsel
... a fragment, morsel. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: psomion Phonetic
Spelling: (pso-mee'-on) Short Definition: a bit, morsel Definition: a bit ...
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5589. psichion -- a crumb (of bread)
... crumb. Diminutive from a derivative of the base of psallo (meaning a crumb); a little
bit or morsel -- crumb. see GREEK psallo. (psichion) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6595. path -- fragment, bit, morsel
... 6594, 6595. path. 6596 . fragment, bit, morsel. Transliteration: path Phonetic
Spelling: (path) Short Definition: piece. ... meat, morsel, piece. ...
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6604b. pathoth -- a fragment, bit, morsel (of bread)
... 6604a, 6604b. pathoth. 6605 . a fragment, bit, morsel (of bread).
Transliteration: pathoth Short Definition: fragments. Word Origin ...
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3603. kikkar -- a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round ...
... loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent. From karar; a circle, ie (by implication)
a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or ...
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Library

Whether Christ Gave his Body to Judas?
... Consequently, if He gave His body to him, it appears that He gave it him in the
morsel, especially since we read (Jn.13:26) that "after the morsel, Satan ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christ gave his body.htm

The Voice of Stern Rebuke
... drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring
me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.". In ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 10 the voice of.htm

Leaven
... A poor woman, with her morsel of barm, kneading it up among three measures of meal,
in some coarse earthenware pan, stands to Him as representing the whole ...
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Analyze with Me, if You are not Overwhelmed with Humiliation...
... who would become fanatics, only for their own destruction; renounce their moral
nature, their divine souls, their immortal destinies, only for a morsel of more ...
/.../lamartine/atheism among the people/xv analyze with me if.htm

The Dismissal of Judas
... quickly.'"John 13:27. When our Lord gave the morsel, dipped in the dish, to
Judas, only John knew the significance of the act. But if we ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the dismissal of judas.htm

The Country of Gennesaret.
... And elsewhere, where it is disputed, what is the more noble part of food, something
seasoned with salt, or a morsel,"and it is concluded, that that which is ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 79 the country of.htm

Hebrews xii. 14
... [2.] Ver.16. "Lest there be any fornicator: or profane person, as Esau,
who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright." [3410]. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxxi hebrews xii 14.htm

The Misfortunes which Happened in Connection with These Things, in ...
... 6. Some, therefore, desired to dispose of their most precious things to those who
were better supplied, in return for the smallest morsel of food, and others ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter viii the misfortunes which happened.htm

Esau Gen 25:34; Heb 12:16
... That once he his birth-right despised; And sold, for a morsel of meat,. ... What
is it the world can propose? A morsel of meat at the best! ...
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Actions to be Judged of from their Motive, not from Externals. ...
... But should he sup with the other person, and moisten his lips with a morsel of rancid
bacon, or refresh them with a drink of spoilt wine, he is pronounced a ...
/.../chapter 13 name to be.htm

Thesaurus

Morsel (14 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MORSEL. ...Morsel (14 Occurrences). John 13:26 Jesus
answers, He it is to whom I, after I have dipped the morsel, give it. ...
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Iscariote (11 Occurrences)
... John 13:26 Jesus answers, He it is to whom I, after I have dipped the morsel,
give it. And having dipped the morsel, he gives it ...
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Refresh (18 Occurrences)
... Refresh my heart in the Lord. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Genesis
18:5 I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. ...
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Dipping (4 Occurrences)
... John 13:26 Jesus answereth, 'That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel,
shall give it;' and having dipped the morsel, he giveth 'it' to Judas of Simon ...
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Morsels (5 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 23:8 The morsel which thou hast eaten
shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. (See RSV). ...
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Answers (42 Occurrences)
... (WEB). John 13:26 Jesus answers, He it is to whom I, after I have dipped
the morsel, give it. And having dipped the morsel, he gives ...
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Piece (93 Occurrences)
... they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young lady's
father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread ...
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Strengthen (105 Occurrences)
... Genesis 18:5 and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after
that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. ...
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Sop (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A morsel of bread (John 13:26; Comp. Ruth 2:14). ...
See MORSEL. Multi-Version Concordance Sop (3 Occurrences). ...
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Fetch (45 Occurrences)
... Genesis 18:5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after
that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. ...
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Bible Concordance

Morsel (14 Occurrences)

John 13:26 Jesus answers, He it is to whom I, after I have dipped the morsel, give it. And having dipped the morsel, he gives it to Judas son of Simon, Iscariote.
(DBY YLT NAS RSV)

John 13:27 And, after the morsel, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore says to him, What thou doest, do quickly.
(DBY YLT NAS RSV)

John 13:30 Therefore, having received that morsel, he went out immediately. It was night.
(WEB DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Hebrews 12:16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Genesis 18:5 I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Judges 19:5 It happened on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young lady's father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Ruth 2:14 At meal time Boaz said to her, "Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar." She sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left some of it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

1 Samuel 2:36 It shall happen, that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, "Please put me into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

1 Samuel 28:22 Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength, when you go on your way."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

2 Samuel 12:3 but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
(See JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)

1 Kings 17:11 As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, "Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Job 31:17 or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Proverbs 23:8 The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Morsel

Related Terms

Iscariote (11 Occurrences)

Refresh (18 Occurrences)

Dipping (4 Occurrences)

Morsels (5 Occurrences)

Answers (42 Occurrences)

Piece (93 Occurrences)