sustenance

Found 3 times in the King James Bible

H4241 Hebrew

G5527 Greek

English Definition

preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

מִחְיָה

Transliteration

michyâh

Strong's Reference H4241

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

χόρτασμα

Transliteration

michyâh

Strong's Reference G5527

"Sustenance" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H4241, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G5527. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Judges 6:4 Old Testament

and left no sustenance for Israel, neither

2 Samuel 19:32 Old Testament

the king of sustenance while he lay

Acts 7:11 New Testament

fathers found no sustenance.

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