10 occurrences

'Devour' in the Bible

and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

'The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'

for ye bear, if any one is bringing you under bondage, if any one doth devour, if any one doth take away, if any one doth exalt himself, if any one on the face doth smite you;

but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;

and if any one may will to injure them, fire doth proceed out of their mouth, and doth devour their enemies, and if any one may will to injure them, thus it behoveth him to be killed.

and his tail doth draw the third of the stars of the heaven, and he did cast them to the earth; and the dragon did stand before the woman who is about to bring forth, that when she may bring forth, her child he may devour;

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
κατεσθίω 
Katesthio 
devour , eat up , devour up
Usage: 8

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

אכל 
'akal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

אכלה 
'oklah 
Usage: 18

בּלע 
Bala` 
swallow ... , destroy , devour , covered , at...end
Usage: 49

בּלע 
Bela` 
Usage: 2

ילע 
Yala` 
Usage: 1

לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

רעה 
Ra`ah 
Usage: 171

שׁאף 
Sha'aph 
Usage: 14

ἐσθίω 
Esthio 
Usage: 52

καταπίνω 
Katapino 
Usage: 6