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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. Jeremiah 50:32 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.

  2. Jeremiah 51:34 אֲכָלַ֣נִי 'a.kha.la.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out.

  3. Jeremiah 52:33 וְאָכַ֨ל ve.'a.Khal · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:

  4. Lamentations 2:3 אָכְלָ֖ה 'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel; He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: And he hath burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.

  5. Lamentations 2:20 תֹּאכַ֨לְנָה to.Khal.nah · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    See, O Jehovah, and behold to whom thou hast done thus! Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

  6. Lamentations 4:5 הָאֹֽכְלִים֙ ha.'o.khe.Lim · An -ing word: simple action

    They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  7. Lamentations 4:11 וַתֹּ֖אכַל va.To.khal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger; And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.

  8. Ezekiel 2:8 וֶאֱכֹ֕ל ve.'e.Khol · A command to you: simple action

    But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.

  9. Ezekiel 3:1 אֱכ֑וֹל 'e.Khol · A command to you: simple action

    And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.

  10. Ezekiel 3:1 אֱכוֹל֙ 'e.khOl · A command to you: simple action

    And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.

  11. Ezekiel 3:2 וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִי vai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.ni · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.

  12. Ezekiel 3:3 תַֽאֲכֵל֙ ta.'a.Khel · A mild command: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

  13. Ezekiel 3:3 וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔ה va.'O.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

  14. Ezekiel 4:9 תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ to.kha.Le.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof; according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, even three hundred and ninety days, shalt thou eat thereof.

  15. Ezekiel 4:10 תֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּ to.kha.Le.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And thy food which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.

  16. Ezekiel 4:10 תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ to.kha.Le.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And thy food which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.

  17. Ezekiel 4:12 תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּה to.kha.Le.nah · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.

  18. Ezekiel 4:13 יֹאכְל֧וּ yo.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And Jehovah said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations whither I will drive them.

  19. Ezekiel 4:14 אָכַ֙לְתִּי֙ 'a.Khal.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

  20. Ezekiel 4:16 וְאָכְלוּ־ ve.'a.khe.lu- · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:

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