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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. Psalms 78:63 אָֽכְלָה־ 'a.khe.lah- · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.

  2. Psalms 79:7 אָכַ֣ל 'a.Khal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.

  3. Psalms 80:5 הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם He.'e.khal.tom · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.

  4. Psalms 81:16 וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ Vai.ya.'a.khi.le.hu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

  5. Psalms 102:4 מֵאֲכֹ֥ל me.'a.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.

  6. Psalms 102:9 אָכָ֑לְתִּי 'a.Khal.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,

  7. Psalms 105:35 וַיֹּ֣אכַל vai.Yo.khal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.

  8. Psalms 105:35 וַ֝יֹּ֗אכַל vai.Yo.khal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.

  9. Psalms 106:20 אֹכֵ֥ל 'o.Khel · An -ing word: simple action

    Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

  10. Psalms 106:28 וַ֝יֹּאכְל֗וּ vai.yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

  11. Psalms 127:2 אֹ֭כְלֵי 'O.khe.lei · An -ing word: simple action

    It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

  12. Psalms 128:2 תֹאכֵ֑ל to.Khel · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

  13. Proverbs 1:31 וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ Ve.yo.khe.lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

  14. Proverbs 13:2 יֹ֣אכַל Yo.khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

  15. Proverbs 13:25 אֹ֭כֵל 'O.khel · An -ing word: simple action

    The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

  16. Proverbs 18:21 יֹאכַ֥ל yo.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  17. Proverbs 23:7 אֱכֹ֣ל 'e.Khol · A command to you: simple action

    For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

  18. Proverbs 23:8 אָכַ֥לְתָּ 'a.Khal.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

  19. Proverbs 24:13 אֱכָל־ 'e.khol- · A command to you: simple action

    My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

  20. Proverbs 25:16 אֱכֹ֣ל 'e.Khol · A command to you: simple action

    Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

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