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# victual

noun

«victual» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

### Meaning

Food, especially supplies for a journey. It is an old word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/victual/#m1)

### Examples

- And to his father he sent in like manner ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and victual for his father by the way. (Torah GEN.45.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/victual/#x1)
- And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. (Torah EXO.12.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/victual/#x2)
- And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine. (Writings 2CH.11.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/victual/#x3)
- And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking. (Prophets 1KI.5.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/victual/#x4)
- And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city; and he gave them victual in abundance. (Writings 2CH.11.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/victual/#x5)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

Food, or supplies of food for a journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/V/victual/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say food.

### Examples

- And to his father he sent in like manner ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and victual for his father by the way. (Torah GEN.45.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/V/victual/#x1)
- And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. (Torah EXO.12.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/V/victual/#x2)

### Note

Today: food.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «victual» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/victual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«victual» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/victual.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «victual» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/V/victual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«victual» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/victual.html) on Mova free.