X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. aruchah, “allowance.” Any meal of herbs where there is love is better than a stalled ox with hatred (Prov. 15:17).
2. akal, “to eat.” Joseph’s brethren were “to eat” with him at noon (Gen. 43:16).
3. ἄριστον, a meal taken in the morning (compare John 21:4,12,15); but late enough for friends to be invited (Luke 11:37-38). Used for a marriage feast in Matthew 22:2,4, perhaps as late as noon: it is distinguished from “supper” in Luke 14:12.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage:
X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite
From Manners and Customs of the Bible:
Genesis 43:16. Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
The ancient Egyptians had the beasts they desired for food slaughtered in the courtyard of the dwelling. While the monuments give representations of poulterers’ shops, they do not show any shops for the sale of butchers’ meat, but represent the slaying, in private houses, of quadrupeds intended for food. The cause of this is not positively known. As poultry, fish, and vegetables formed the principal food of the people, it may be that there was not sufficient demand for the flesh of beasts to warrant the establishing of butcher-shops, such flesh perhaps being reserved for great feasts. The slaughter of animals for the table is a common subject of representation on these monuments. The four legs of the animal were tied together, and it was then thrown to the ground. Here it was held by assistants while the butcher cut the throat from ear to ear. The blood was caught in vessels, and set aside for food. The animal was then flayed, and dressed, and cut into pieces, which were carried in trays to the kitchen, where the cook immediately began to get them ready for the table. In this text we find Joseph issuing his orders to “slay and make ready” for the noon-dinner; so that not much time elapsed between the slaughter of the victims and their appearance on the tables ready for eating. See also 1 Samuel 28:24.