אָ֘כֹ֤ל
𐤀𐤊𐤋
akhol
to eat
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.
Proverbs 25:27 · Word #1
Lexicon H398
| Lemma | אָכַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤊𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼâkal |
| Strong's | H398 |
| In-context | to eat |
Morphology HVqa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb |
SIBI-P1 H398-19
to consume by eating
| Root | אכל (ʾ-k-l) |
| Core Meanings | to eat, consume, devour, partake, use up |
| Semantic Range | to eat food, to consume or devour, to burn up (of fire), to destroy, to partake of, to use up resources, to enjoy or experience metaphorically |
| Conceptual Significance | אכל is a foundational verb in biblical thought, tied to covenantal obedience (e.g., "you shall surely eat" or prohibitions against eating), sacrificial participation, divine provision, and judgment (fire consuming). Eating signifies both life-sustaining fellowship and the potential for destruction, making the root central to themes of sustenance, relationship, and consequence. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive absolute (HVqa/HVqc) of אכל. The infinitive absolute expresses the verbal action abstractly and may intensify or emphasize a finite verb in context (e.g., "surely eat"), but itself carries no person, gender, or number marking. |
| Rendering Rationale | This form is the Qal infinitive absolute of אכל, expressing the verbal idea in its purest sense: "to eat" or "to consume." The rendering "to consume by eating" preserves the root’s core sense of taking in and using up, while reflecting the infinitive (verbal noun) form without person, number, or gender marking. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אכל (to eat, consume, devour, partake, use up)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H398-01 |
akhal | he consumed |
H398-02 |
akhalah | she consumed |
H398-03 |
akhalani | he devoured me |
H398-04 |
akhalatehu | she consumed him |
H398-05 |
akhalatekha | she consumed you |
H398-06 |
akhalateni | she has consumed me |
H398-07 |
akhalekha | I have consumed you |
H398-08 |
akhalekhem | he devoured you (masculine plural) |
H398-09 |
akhalenu | we have eaten |
H398-10 |
akhaleta | you have eaten |
H398-11 |
akhalete | you (feminine) have consumed |
H398-12 |
akhaletem | you men have eaten |
H398-13 |
akhaleti | I have eaten |
H398-14 |
akhalo | he consumed him |
H398-15 |
akhalu | they ate |
H398-16 |
akhalum | they have consumed them |
|
akhelah | she consumed |
H398-17 |
akhelah | she consumed |
H400-01 |
akhelam | their eating-provision |
H400-02 |
akhelo | his food |
H398-18 |
akhelu | they consumed |
H399-01 |
akhuli | Eat, you (feminine)! |
H398-20 |
baakhalekhem | when you men eat |
H398-21 |
baakhol | in consuming |
H398-22 |
baokhel | in the devouring one |
H398-23 |
beakhelam | by consuming them |
H398-24 |
beakhelenu | in our eating |
H398-25 |
beokheley | among the eaters of |
H398-26 |
ekhal | Eat! |
H398-27 |
ekhol | Eat! |
H396-01 |
haakhilah | the eating-food |
H398-28 |
haakhilehu | Cause him to eat! |
H3979-01 |
hamaakhelet | the eating-knife |
H398-29 |
hamaakhilekha | the one causing you (ms) to eat |
H398-30 |
haneekhelet | the one being-eaten |
H398-31 |
haokhal | Shall I consume? |
H400-03 |
haokhel | the eating-provision |
|
haokhel | the food |
H398-32 |
haokhelet | the devouring one (feminine singular) |
H398-33 |
haokhelim | the eaters |
H398-34 |
hayeakhel | Shall it be consumed? |
H398-35 |
heakhol | to be consumed |
H398-36 |
heekhaletam | you caused them to eat |
H398-37 |
heekhaleti | I caused to eat |
H398-38 |
heekhaletikhe | I caused you (fem.) to eat |
H398-39 |
ikhelu | you men consumed |
H398-40 |
ikheluhu | you (masculine plural) consumed him |
H398-41 |
keakhelam | as their eating of them |
H398-42 |
keekhol | as eating |
H3980-01 |
kemaakholet | like fire-food |
H398-43 |
khlnv | he consumed us |
H398-44 |
khlty | you (feminine singular) consumed |
H398-45 |
laokhel | to the consuming one (masc. sing.) |
H402-01 |
leakhelah | for eating |
H398-46 |
leakhelo | to consume him |
H398-47 |
leekhal | to eat, to consume |
H398-48 |
leekhavl | to eat |
H398-49 |
leekhol | to eat/consume |
H3978-01 |
lemaakhal | for eating-food |
H3978-02 |
maakhal | that-which-is-eaten |
|
maakhalekhem | your (m.pl.) eating-portion |
H398-50 |
maakhil | one who causes to eat |
H398-51 |
maakhilam | the one feeding them |
H4361-01 |
makolet | eating-provision |
H398-52 |
meakhol | from eating |
H398-53 |
mehaokhel | from the devouring one |
H398-54 |
nokhal | we will eat |
H398-55 |
nokhel | we will eat / one who eats (m.s.) |
H398-56 |
okhal | I will consume |
H398-57 |
okhalet | devouring (feminine singular) |
H400-04 |
okhel | that-which-is-eaten (food) |
|
okhel | food (that which is eaten) |
H398-58 |
okhelah | she who eats |
H398-59 |
okhelayikhe | those devouring you (feminine singular) |
H398-60 |
okhelayv | his devourers |
H398-61 |
okhelet | devouring (feminine singular) |
H398-62 |
okheley | eaters of |
H398-63 |
okheleyha | her devourers |
H398-64 |
okhelim | those who are eating |
H398-65 |
okhil | I will cause to eat |
H398-66 |
sheyokhal | that he may consume |
H398-67 |
taakhel | you will cause to eat |
H398-68 |
teakhalenah | they (feminine) shall be consumed |
H398-69 |
teakhel | she shall be consumed |
H398-70 |
teakhelehu | she will devour him |
H398-71 |
teukelu | you will be eaten up |
H398-72 |
tokhal | you (masculine) shall consume |
H398-73 |
tokhalekhem | she will consume you |
H398-74 |
tokhalenah | you will eat her / they (feminine) will eat |
H398-75 |
tokhalenu | you shall consume him |
H398-76 |
tokhel | you (masculine singular) will eat / she will eat |
H398-77 |
tokhelekhe | she will consume you (feminine singular) |
H398-78 |
tokhelem | she will consume them |
H398-79 |
tokhelenu | you will eat him |
H398-80 |
tokheli | you (feminine singular) will consume |
H398-81 |
tokhelu | you men will eat |
H398-82 |
tokheluhu | you men shall consume him |
H398-83 |
tokhelum | you shall eat them |
H398-84 |
tokhelun | you men will eat |
H398-85 |
ukal | he was consumed |
H398-86 |
ukelu | they were eaten up |
H400-05 |
uleakhelekhem | and for your eating |
H3978-03 |
umaakhal | and food-for-eating |
|
umaakhalot | and eating-knives |
H398-87 |
vaakhal | and I consumed |
H398-88 |
vaakhalah | and he consumed her |
H398-89 |
vaakhalatam | and she consumed them |
H398-90 |
vaakhalenuhu | and we consumed him |
H398-91 |
vaakhaletem | and you ate |
H398-92 |
vaakhalo | and he consumed him |
H398-93 |
vaakhaluhu | and they ate him |
H398-94 |
vaakhalum | and they consumed them |
H398-95 |
vanokhelehu | and we consumed him |
H398-96 |
vaokhal | and I consumed |
H398-97 |
vaokhel | and I consumed |
H398-98 |
vaokhelah | and I consumed |
H398-99 |
vaokhelem | and I consumed them |
H398-100 |
vatokhal | and she ate |
H398-101 |
vatokhalenah | and they (fem.) consumed |
H398-102 |
vatokhelem | and she consumed them |
H398-103 |
vayaakhilehu | and he caused him to eat |
H398-104 |
vayaakhilekha | and he caused you to eat |
H398-105 |
vayaakhileni | and he made me eat |
H398-106 |
vayaakhilum | and they caused them to eat |
H398-107 |
vayeakhel | and he/it was consumed |
H398-108 |
vayokhal | and he consumed |
H398-109 |
vayokhelem | and he consumed them |
H398-110 |
vayokhelu | and they consumed |
H398-111 |
veakhal | and he ate |
H398-112 |
veakhalah | and she consumed |
H398-113 |
veakhaleta | and you shall eat |
H398-114 |
veakhalete | and you (feminine singular) ate |
H398-115 |
veakhaleti | and I consumed |
H398-116 |
veakhelah | and she will consume |
H398-117 |
veakhelu | and they ate |
H398-118 |
veakhol | and consuming |
H398-119 |
veekhal | and you shall consume |
H398-120 |
veekhol | and eat, you (masculine singular)! |
H398-121 |
veekholu | and you (masculine plural) shall consume |
H398-122 |
vehaakhaleti | and I caused to eat |
H398-123 |
vehaakhaletikha | and I will cause you to eat |
H398-124 |
vehaakhaletim | and I caused them to eat |
H398-125 |
vehaakhiluhu | and you (masculine plural) cause him to eat |
H398-126 |
vehaokhel | and the eater |
H398-127 |
veikhelu | and you ate |
H398-128 |
veikheluha | and you (masculine plural) shall consume her |
H398-129 |
veleekhol | and to eat |
H398-130 |
veneekhal | and he was consumed |
H398-131 |
venokhelah | and let us eat |
H398-132 |
venokhelenu | and we will consume him |
H398-133 |
veokhal | and I will consume |
H398-134 |
veokhel | and I consume / and a consuming-one (masculine singular) |
H398-135 |
veokhelah | and let me consume |
H398-136 |
veokhelayv | and those eating him |
H398-137 |
veokhelem | and I will consume them |
H398-138 |
veokheley | and eaters of |
H398-139 |
veokhelim | and those consuming |
H398-140 |
vetokhal | and she shall eat |
H398-141 |
vetokhelem | and she will consume them |
H398-142 |
veyokhal | and he eats |
H398-143 |
veyokhelu | and they will eat |
H398-144 |
veyokheluha | and they will consume her |
H398-145 |
vkhvl | and eating |
H398-146 |
yaakhilenu | he will cause us to eat |
H398-147 |
yeakhel | it shall be consumed (by eating) |
H398-148 |
yeakhelu | they shall be eaten up |
H398-149 |
yokhal | he shall eat |
H398-150 |
yokhalenah | he will consume her |
H398-151 |
yokhalenu | he shall consume him |
H398-152 |
yokhel | he consumes |
H398-153 |
yokhelem | he will consume them |
H398-154 |
yokhelemo | he devours them |
H398-155 |
yokhelenu | he will consume him |
H398-156 |
yokhelu | they will eat |
H398-157 |
yokheluha | they will consume her |
H398-158 |
yokheluhu | they will consume him |
H398-159 |
yokhelum | they will consume them |
H398-160 |
yokhelun | they will consume |
Word Usage (815 occurrences of H398)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:16 | אָכֹ֥ל | akhol | eat |
| Genesis 2:16 | תֹּאכֵֽל | tokhel | you may eat |
| Genesis 2:17 | תֹאכַ֖ל | tokhal | you shall eat |