1 Samuel 9:23
And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
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1 Samuel 9:24
And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
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טַבָּח
ṭabbâch · tab-bawkh'
2 times translated as this KJV form32 total Strong's occurrences
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
Strong's KJV usage: cook, guard.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 9:23Strong's last: 1 Samuel 9:24
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And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
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And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
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cook
COOK, verb transitive [Latin]
1. To prepare, as victuals for the table, by boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, etc. To dress, as meat or vegetables, for eating.
2. To prepare for any purpose.
3. To throw. [Obs. or local.]
COOK, verb intransitive To make the noise of the cuckoo.
COOK, noun [Latin] One whose occupation is to prepare victuals for the table; a man or woman who dresses meat or vegetables for eating.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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