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.
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2 Chronicles 7:13 לֶאֱכ֣וֹל le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
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2 Chronicles 18:26 וְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּ ve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.hu · A command to all of you: causing it
and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
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2 Chronicles 28:15 וַיַּאֲכִל֨וּם vai.ya.'a.khi.Lum · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them
And the men that have been mentioned by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm-trees, unto their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
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2 Chronicles 30:18 אָכְל֥וּ 'a.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them
For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, The good Jehovah pardon every one
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2 Chronicles 30:22 וַיֹּאכְל֤וּ vai.yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them
And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that had good understanding in the service of Jehovah. So they did eat throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
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2 Chronicles 31:10 אָכ֨וֹל 'a.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
And Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, Since the people began to bring the oblations into the house of Jehovah, we have eaten and had enough, and have left plenty: for Jehovah hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
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Ezra 2:63 יֹאכְל֖וּ yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them
And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
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Ezra 6:21 וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ vai.yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them
And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat,
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Ezra 9:12 וַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙ va.'a.khal.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you
now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
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Ezra 10:6 אָכַל֙ 'a.Khal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the trespass of them of the captivity.
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Nehemiah 2:3 אֻכְּל֥וּ 'u.ke.Lu · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by them
And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
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Nehemiah 2:13 אֻכְּל֥וּ 'u.ke.Lu · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by them
And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal's well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
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Nehemiah 5:2 וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה ve.no.khe.Lah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us
For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.
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Nehemiah 5:14 אָכַֽלְתִּי׃ 'a.Khal.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
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Nehemiah 7:65 יֹאכְל֖וּ yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them
And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
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Nehemiah 8:10 אִכְל֨וּ 'ikh.Lu · A command to all of you: simple action
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
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Nehemiah 8:12 לֶאֱכֹ֤ל le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
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Nehemiah 9:25 וַיֹּאכְל֤וּ vai.yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them
And they took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit-trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
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Nehemiah 9:36 לֶאֱכֹ֤ל le.'e.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it.
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Esther 4:16 תֹּאכְל֨וּ to.khe.Lu · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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