meat

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Several Hebrew and Greek words of various significations are so translated, but scarcely any refer to flesh; the general meaning is food of any sort (Gen. 1:29-3029And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. (Genesis 1:29‑30); Ezek. 47:1212And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. (Ezekiel 47:12); Acts 27:33-3633And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. 34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. 35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. (Acts 27:33‑36)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
396 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
’akiylah
Phonic:
ak-ee-law’
Meaning:
feminine from 398; something eatable, i.e. food
KJV Usage:
meat