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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. Hosea 13:8 וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם ve.'o.khe.Lem · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

  2. Joel 1:4 אָכַ֣ל 'a.Khal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten.

  3. Joel 1:4 אָכַ֣ל 'a.Khal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten.

  4. Joel 1:4 אָכַ֖ל 'a.Khal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten.

  5. Joel 1:19 אָֽכְלָה֙ 'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    O Jehovah, to thee do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

  6. Joel 1:20 אָכְלָ֖ה 'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

  7. Joel 2:3 אָ֣כְלָה 'A.khe.lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath escaped them.

  8. Joel 2:5 אֹכְלָ֖ה 'o.khe.Lah · An -ing word: simple action

    Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

  9. Joel 2:25 אָכַ֣ל 'a.Khal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.

  10. Joel 2:26 וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם va.'a.khal.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame.

  11. Joel 2:26 אָכוֹל֙ 'a.khOl · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame.

  12. Amos 1:4 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

  13. Amos 1:7 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

  14. Amos 1:10 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

  15. Amos 1:12 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

  16. Amos 1:14 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;

  17. Amos 2:2 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    but I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;

  18. Amos 2:5 וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

  19. Amos 4:9 יֹאכַ֣ל yo.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees hath the palmer-worm devoured: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

  20. Amos 5:6 וְאָכְלָ֥ה ve.'a.khe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

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