Word Study · Strong's H3980 · Hebrew
מַאֲכֹלֶת
maakoleth
mah-ak-o'-leth
Strong's 1890 spelling: maʼăkôleth
“something eaten (by fire), i.e. fuel”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something eaten (by fire), i.e. fuel
Rendered in the KJV as
fuel.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- כְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶת1
- מַאֲכֹ֥לֶת1
How it is rendered · 2
- fuel of1
- like fuel of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 1
- HR/Ncfsc · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 9:5מַאֲכֹ֥לֶתmaakholetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.here: fuel of
- Isaiah 9:19כְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶתkemaakholetpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.here: like fuel of