H398 אָכַל ʼâkal → Root

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Root of the אכל ʼâkal family (10 members).

To consume food by eating, to partake of nourishment. Beyond literal ingestion, it can also mean to destroy, consume, or use up in various contexts. May refer figuratively to the act of consuming, destroying, or experiencing something, including fire consuming objects, land being 'eaten' by locusts, or someone enduring suffering.

Etymology אָכַל derives from the root אכל, whose primary verbal sense is 'to eat, consume.' It is a basic, ancient Semitic root attested in most Northwest Semitic languages and with cognates throughout the region indicating the act of eating or consuming.

Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form

Language	Word	Meaning
Bemba	ukulya	to eat
Chichewa	kudya	to eat
Chokwe	kulya	to eat, consume
Herero	okurya	to eat
Kamba	kũla	to eat, consume
Kaonde	kulya	to eat
Kikuyu	kũlya	to eat
Kinyarwanda	kurya	to eat
Kirundi	kurya	to eat
Kongo	kulya	to eat
Lamba	ukulya	to eat
Lingala	kolya	to eat
Lozi	kulya	to eat
Luganda	okulya	to eat
Luvale	kulya	to eat
Makhuwa	oolya	to eat (food)
Meru	kuria	to eat
Nyamwezi	kulya	to eat
Runyankore	kuryá	to eat, devour
Shona	kudya	to eat
Sukuma	kulya	to eat
Swahili	kula	to eat
Tonga	kulya	to eat
Tumbuka	kulya	to eat
Xhosa	ukudla	to eat
Yoruba	okèlè	swallow lump of food (eating)
Zulu	ukudla	to eat

Family members (9)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

H396 אֲכִילָה ʼăkîylâh unset
Edible substance; that which is suitable or ordinarily used for eating or sustenance. The term denotes food, generally a
H3978 מַאֲכָל maʼăkâl unset
Substance suitable for consumption as food; something eaten to sustain life or provide nourishment. Primarily denotes fo
H3979 מַאֲכֶלֶת maʼăkeleth unset
A knife, particularly an implement used for slaughtering or sacrificial purposes. While literally denoting a cutting too
H3980 מַאֲכֹלֶת maʼăkôleth unset
Instrument or item used for eating, most commonly referring to a 'knife' or 'implement for slaughtering/preparing food,'
H399 אֲכַל ʼăkal unset
To eat, consume, or devour, both in the literal sense of ingesting food and in figurative senses such as consuming, dest
H400 אֹכֶל ʼôkel unset
Anything eaten as nourishment, generally used for 'food' in the broadest sense, including both plant and animal substanc
H401 אֻכָל Ukhal unset
Personal name: Ucal. Occurs only in Proverbs 30:1, where it appears as the name of an individual addressed by the sage A
H402 אׇכְלָה ʼoklâh unset
Substance for eating; that which is eaten, food. More broadly, refers to anything used for nourishment by humans or anim
H4361 מַכֹּלֶת makkôleth unset
A tool or instrument for eating, specifically a knife used for slaughtering or preparing meat for consumption. While the

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