Strongs Number: H398
- Hebrew Word
- אָכַל
- Transliteration
- ʼâkal
- Phonetic
- aw-kal'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to eat (literally or figuratively)
- BDB Definition
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1. to eat, devour, burn up, feed
a. (Qal)
1. to eat (human subject)
2. to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
3. to devour, consume (of fire)
4. to devour, slay (of sword)
5. to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
6. to devour (of oppression)
b. (Niphal)
1. to be eaten (by men)
2. to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
3. to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
c. (Pual)
1. to cause to eat, feed with
2. to cause to devour
d. (Hiphil)
1. to feed
2. to cause to eat
e. (Piel)
1. consume
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- X-(idiom) at {all} burn {up} {consume} devour ({-er} {up}) {dine} eat ({-er} {up}) feed ({with}) {food} X-(idiom) {freely} X-(idiom) in . . . wise ({-deed} {plenty}) (lay) {meat} X-(idiom) quite.