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Hebrew · H376, H6310, H398

אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ

A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to · to eat (literally or figuratively)

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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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פֶּה H6310 the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Pronunciation peh
Speech-organ extended to mean edge, boundary, or measure; "according to the mouth" expresses conformity.
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אָכַל H398 to eat (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation akal
Encompasses consuming and destruction; figuratively denotes covenant violation, judgment, or moral corruption through eating imagery.
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What does אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ (ish lefi okhlo) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · פֶּה · אָכַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אִישׁ · פֶּה · אָכַל mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · פֶּה · אָכַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H6310, H398?

H376, H6310, H398 is connected to 3,500 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Strong's H376, H6310, H398
Lexical occurrences 3,500 verses

Source Gloss

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

1402 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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