אָכַל

a.khal · to eat

Hebrew · Strong's H398 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-kal' · 810 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
אָכַל 806 vb. eat
Qal
1. eat, human subject
2. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
3. fig. of fire, devour, consume
4. of sword, devour, slay
5. in genl., devour, consume, destroy
6. fig. of oppression, devour the poor
Niph.
1. be eaten by man
2. be devoured by fire, consumed
3. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
Pu. be consumed
Hiph.
1. cause to eat, feed with
2. cause to devoure, obj. sword

Every occurrence

  1. Judges 13:14 תֹּאכַ֑ל to.Khal · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    She may not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.

  2. Judges 13:16 אֹכַ֣ל 'o.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah.

  3. Judges 14:9 וְאָכֹ֔ל ve.'a.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

  4. Judges 14:9 וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ vai.yo.Khe.lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

  5. Judges 14:14 מֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙ me.ha.'o.Khel · An -ing word: simple action

    And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.

  6. Judges 19:4 וַיֹּאכְלוּ֙ vai.yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

  7. Judges 19:6 וַיֹּאכְל֧וּ vai.yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together: and the damsel's father said unto the man, Be pleased, I pray thee, to tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.

  8. Judges 19:8 וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ vai.yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, Strengthen thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them.

  9. Judges 19:21 וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ vai.yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

  10. Ruth 2:14 וְאָכַ֣לְתְּ ve.'a.Khalt · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.

  11. Ruth 2:14 וַתֹּ֥אכַל va.To.khal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.

  12. Ruth 3:3 לֶאֱכֹ֥ל le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

  13. Ruth 3:7 וַיֹּ֨אכַל vai.Yo.khal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

  14. 1 Samuel 1:7 תֹאכַֽל׃ to.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Jehovah, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

  15. 1 Samuel 1:8 תֹֽאכְלִ֔י tokh.Li · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

  16. 1 Samuel 1:9 אָכְלָ֥ה 'a.khe.Lah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.

  17. 1 Samuel 1:18 וַתֹּאכַ֔ל va.to.Khal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more sad.

  18. 1 Samuel 2:36 לֶאֱכֹ֥ל le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

  19. 1 Samuel 9:13 לֶאֱכֹ֗ל le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

  20. 1 Samuel 9:13 יֹאכַ֤ל yo.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

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