STRONGS H398:
Abbreviations
אָכַל 806 verb eat (Arabic
أَكَلَ, Assyrian
akâlu Dl
W, Aramaic
H399 אֲבַל,
LfkAe ) —
Qal Perfect אָכַל Exodus 34:28 +;
אָֽכְלָה Numbers 21:28 +; etc.
Imperfect יֹאכַל Genesis 49:27 +;
וַיּאֹ֫כַל Genesis 25:34 +;
וַיּאֹכַ֑ל Genesis 3:6 +;
יאֹכֵ֑ל Leviticus 21:22 +;
אֹכַל Genesis 24:33 +;
וָֽאֹכַ֫ל Genesis 27:33;
וְאֹכֵ֑ל Isaiah 44:19;
וָֽאֹכֵל Genesis 3:12,
13;
3rd person plural יאֹכְלוּ Genesis 32:33 +;
יאֹכֵ֑לוּ Deuteronomy 18:18 +; etc. (for
יוֺכְלוּ Ezekiel 42:5 read
יוצלו,
יאצלו Ew Co); suffix
יאֹכְלֶנּוּ Leviticus 7:6 +;
תּאֹבַלְכֶם Isaiah 33:11, etc., probably also
תְּאָכְלֵהוּ Job 20:26, either as secondary form from
תּאֹ׳ (Ew
§ 253 Di) or textual error (Ges
§ 68. 1) > Pi., Thes Kö
I, 389; or Po`el, Ki De MV;
Imperative אֱכוֺל 1 Kings 18:41 +, etc.;
Infinitive absolute אָכוֺל Genesis 2:16 +; construct
אֲכֹל Numbers 26:10 +
2 times;
לֶאֱכֹל Genesis 24:33 +;
לְאָכְלָה Jeremiah 12:9;
Participle אֹכֵל (
אוֺכֵל)
Genesis 39:6 +,
אֹכֶלֶת Exodus 24:17 +, etc. —
1. eat, human subject Genesis 3:11, 18 + often; mostly with accusative Exodus 16:35 +; also followed by מִן־ (eat of, — some of, — or from) Exodus 34:15; Ruth 2:14 +; followed by בְּ (eat of or at) Exodus 12:43f; absolute Deuteronomy 2:6 +; as act of worship Genesis 31:54 (compare Genesis 46:1) Exodus 18:12; Exodus 24:11; Exodus 34:15; Deuteronomy 12:7, 18; Deuteronomy 14:23, 26 +; compare of priests Exodus 29:32; Leviticus 10:13 +; compare אָבַל אֶל־הֶהָרִים Ezekiel 18:6, 11, 15; Ezekiel 22:9 + Ezekiel 33:25 עַל־הַדָּם Co עַל־הֶהָרִים; (but RSRel. Semitic i. 324 N would emend first 4 by last); eat up, finish eating Genesis 43:2 (with בלה) 1 Kings 13:28 +; אָכַל לֶחֶם = take a meal Genesis 43:25; Exodus 2:20; 1 Samuel 20:24; Jeremiah 41:1 +; so א׳ alone Genesis 43:16; 1 Samuel 20:5 +; לֶחֶם א׳ = eat, get food Genesis 3:19; 2 Kings 4:8 +; Amos 7:12 (i.e. spend one's life) compare Ecclesiastes 5:16; ל׳ לֹא א׳ i.e. fast 1 Samuel 28:20; 1 Samuel 30:12; Ezra 10:6 compare Daniel 10:3; figurative אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֺ א׳ Ecclesiastes 4:5 (i.e. waste away); eat words Jeremiah 15:16 (i.e. eagerly receive); of adultery, Proverbs 30:20 אָֽוֶן׃ לֹא־פָעַלְתִּי וְאָֽמְרָה פִּ֑יהָ וּמָֽחֲתָה אָֽכְלָה; eat (taste) good fortune, בַּטּוֺב א׳ Job 21:25; לְמִּי אָבְלוֺ according to his eating, i.e. according to his needs in eating Exodus 12:4; Exodus 16:16, 18 also Exodus 16:21; compare Job 20:21 & below אָכְלָה; אָכַל הַפְּרִי 2 Kings 19:29; Amos 9:14, of peaceful enjoyment of results of labour; figurative of receiving consequences of action, good or bad Proverbs 1:31; Proverbs 18:21; Hosea 10:13 compare אֶת־כַּסְפֵּנוּ גַּם־אָכוֺל וַיּאֹכַל Genesis 31:15 i.e. he has reaped all the benefit, compare Hosea 7:9; figurative of mourner, אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָ֑לְתִּי Psalm 102:10 (compare Psalm 80:6 Hiph., & Assyrian akâl al âkul, bikîtum kurmatî = food I ate not, weeping (was) my refreshment HptASKT 166 f. Obsev. 1. 21, 22 ZimBP 34. 42); of gods, partaking of sacrifices Deuteronomy 32:38; figurative = destroy Deuteronomy 7:16 (compare Numbers 14:9); compare Jeremiah 10:25; Jeremiah 30:16; Jeremiah 50:7; Hosea 7:7.
2. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour; Genesis 37:20, 33; Genesis 40:17, 19; 1 Kings 13:28; 1 Kings 14:11; 1 Kings 16:4; 1 Kings 21:23, 24; Hosea 2:14 +; specifically of locusts Joel 1:4; Joel 2:25; 2 Chronicles 7:13 compare Amos 4:9; moth Job 13:28; flies Psalm 78:45; worms Deuteronomy 28:39; also Ezekiel 19:3, 6 (of Israel under figure of lion), compare Jeremiah 50:7, 17; Jeremiah 51:34; also Hosea 13:8 (of י׳ under fig, of lion), Ezekiel 22:25 (נֶפֶשׁ אָכָ֑לוּ, of false prophets under figure of lion).
3. figurative of fire, devour, consume Leviticus 6:3 (followed by 2 accusative consume offering to ashes) Nahum 3:13; Isaiah 5:24 (in simile), particular of fire from י׳ Leviticus 10:2; Leviticus 16:25; Judges 9:15f 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Kings 1:10, 12, 14; 2 Chronicles 7:1; compare Amos 1:4, 7, 10, 12, 14; Amos 2:2, 5; Amos 5:6 +; Deuteronomy 5:22 of fire at Sinai; of י׳ as fire (in judgment) Deuteronomy 4:24 אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵשׁ אֹכְלָה הוּא כִּי י׳; compare Deuteronomy 9:3; Isaiah 10:17 (|| בּער) Isaiah 30:27, 30; Isaiah 33:14 (|| מוֺקְדֵי עוֺלָם).
4. of sword, devour, slay Deuteronomy 32:42; 2 Samuel 22:26; 2 Samuel 11:25; 2 Samuel 18:8; Hosea 11:6; Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 12:12; compare of devastation of land Isaiah 1:7; Jeremiah 8:16.
5. in general devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subject) of drought Genesis 31:40; of pestilence Ezekiel 7:15; of woods 2 Samuel 18:8; compare Leviticus 26:38 וְאָֽכְלָה אֶתְכֶם אֶרֶץ אֹיְבֵיכֶם; of הַבּשֶׁת Jeremiah 3:24 (see בּשֶׁת).
6. figurative of oppression, devour the poor, etc. Proverbs 30:14; Habakkuk 3:14 compare Psalm 14:4; of bitter enmity לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־בְּשָׂרִי Psalm 27:2. (compare Job 19:22).
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Niph. Perfect וְנֶאֱבַל consecutive
Exodus 22:5 Imperfect יֵאָכֵל Genesis 6:21 +;
וַיֵּאָכֵ֫ל Numbers 12:12, etc.;
Infinitive absolute הֵאָבֹל Leviticus 7:18;
Leviticus 19:7;
Participle feminine
נֶאֱכֶ֫לֶת Leviticus 11:47; —
1. be eaten by man Exodus 12:46; Exodus 13:3, 7; Exodus 21:28; Exodus 29:34; Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:16; Leviticus 6:19; Leviticus 6:23; Leviticus 7:6, 15, 16 (twice in verse); Leviticus 7:18; Leviticus 11:41; Leviticus 19:6; Leviticus 19:7; Leviticus 19:23; Leviticus 22:30; Lev 28:17; Ezekiel 45:21; of custom, usage Genesis 6:21; Exodus 12:16; Deuteronomy 12:22; Job 6:6; of permission to eat Leviticus 7:19; Leviticus 11:13, 34, 47 (twice in verse); Leviticus 17:13; with negative be uneatable Jeremiah 24:2, 3, 8; Jeremiah 29:17.
2. be devoured by fire, consumed Zephaniah 1:18; Zephaniah 3:8; Zechariah 9:4; Ezekiel 23:25.
3. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh Numbers 12:12; Jeremiah 30:16.
Pu. Perfect אֻכְּלוּ be consumed with fire
Nehemiah 2:3,
13 compare
Nahum 1:10 (figurative); so
Participle אֻכָּל (=
מְאֻכָּל Ew
§ 169 d)
Exodus 3:2; by sword
Isaiah 1:20 תְּאֻכְּלוּ.
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Hiph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix
הֶאֱכַלְתָּם Psalm 80:6,
וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֫י Isaiah 49:26; suffix
וְהַאֲכַלְתִּיךָ consecutive
Isaiah 58:14;
הֶאֱכַלְתִּיח Ezekiel 16:19;
וְהַאֲכַלְתִּים consecutive
Jeremiah 19:9;
Imperfect suffix
יַאֲכִלֵנוּ Numbers 11:4,
18, etc.;
2nd person masculine singular jussive [?]
תַּאֲכֵל;
1st person singular אוֺכִיל Hosea 11:4;
Imperative הַאֲכִילֵהוּ Proverbs 25:21, etc.;
Infinitive לְהָכִיל Ezekiel 21:33 (but Co
לההל, which see);
Participle מַאֲבִיל Jeremiah 23:15, etc.; —
1. cause to eat, feed with, followed by 2 accusative subject mostly י׳; Exodus 16:32; Deuteronomy 8:3, 16; Ezekiel 3:2; Jeremiah 19:9; absolute Hosea 11:4; compare Numbers 11:4, 18; figurative Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 23:15; Isaiah 49:26; Isaiah 58:14; Ezekiel 16:19; also Psalm 80:6 הֶאֱבַלְתָּם לֶחֶם דִּמְעָ֑ה (compare Psalm 102:10 Qal above); followed by accusative of person + מן Psalm 81:17, but also subject man Proverbs 25:21; 1 Kings 22:27; 2 Chronicles 18:26 וְהַאֲכִלֻהוּ לֶחֶם לַ֫חַץ of prison fare; followed by accusative of person only 2 Chronicles 28:15, compare Ezekiel 2:3.
2. cause to devour, object sword Ezekiel 21:33 [Ezekiel 21:28] (but on text see Co).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis
2:16; 3:6; 3:11; 3:12; 3:13; 3:18; 3:19; 6:21; 6:21; 24:33; 24:33; 25:34; 27:33; 31:15; 31:40; 31:54; 37:20; 37:33; 39:6; 40:17; 40:19; 43:2; 43:16; 43:25; 46:1; 49:27
Exodus
2:20; 3:2; 12:4; 12:16; 12:43; 12:46; 13:3; 13:7; 16:16; 16:18; 16:21; 16:32; 16:35; 18:12; 21:28; 22:5; 24:11; 24:17; 29:32; 29:34; 34:15; 34:15; 34:28
Leviticus
6:3; 6:9; 6:16; 6:19; 6:23; 7:6; 7:6; 7:15; 7:16; 7:18; 7:18; 7:19; 10:2; 10:13; 11:13; 11:34; 11:41; 11:47; 11:47; 16:25; 17:13; 19:6; 19:7; 19:7; 19:23; 21:22; 22:30; 26:38
Numbers
11:4; 11:4; 11:18; 11:18; 12:12; 12:12; 14:9; 21:28; 26:10
Deuteronomy
2:6; 4:24; 5:22; 7:16; 8:3; 8:16; 9:3; 12:7; 12:18; 12:22; 14:23; 14:26; 18:18; 28:39; 32:38; 32:42
Judges
9:15
Ruth
2:14
1 Samuel
20:5; 20:24; 28:20; 30:12
2 Samuel
11:25; 18:8; 18:8; 22:26
1 Kings
13:28; 13:28; 14:11; 16:4; 18:38; 18:41; 21:23; 21:24; 22:27
2 Kings
1:10; 1:12; 1:14; 4:8; 19:29
2 Chronicles
7:1; 7:13; 18:26; 28:15
Ezra
10:6
Nehemiah
2:3; 2:13
Job
6:6; 13:28; 19:22; 20:21; 20:26; 21:25
Psalms
14:4; 27:2; 78:45; 80:6; 80:6; 80:6; 102:10; 102:10
Proverbs
1:31; 18:21; 25:21; 25:21; 30:14; 30:20
Ecclesiastes
4:5; 5:16
Isaiah
1:7; 1:20; 5:24; 10:17; 30:27; 30:30; 33:11; 33:14; 44:19; 49:26; 49:26; 58:14; 58:14
Jeremiah
2:30; 3:24; 8:16; 9:14; 10:25; 12:9; 12:12; 15:16; 19:9; 19:9; 23:15; 23:15; 24:2; 24:3; 24:8; 29:17; 30:16; 30:16; 41:1; 50:7; 50:7; 50:17; 51:34
Ezekiel
2:3; 3:2; 7:15; 16:19; 16:19; 18:6; 18:11; 18:15; 19:3; 19:6; 21:28; 22:9; 22:25; 23:25; 33:25; 42:5; 45:21
Daniel
10:3
Hosea
2:14; 7:7; 7:9; 10:13; 11:4; 11:4; 11:6; 13:8
Joel
1:4; 2:25
Amos
1:4; 1:7; 1:10; 1:12; 1:14; 2:2; 2:5; 4:9; 5:6; 7:12; 9:14
Nahum
1:10; 3:13
Habakkuk
3:14
Zephaniah
1:18; 3:8
Zechariah
9:4