אוכל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־כ־ל‎ (ʾ-k-l)

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Arabic أُكْل‎ (ʔukl).

Pronunciation

Noun

אוכל / אֹֽכֶל • ('ókhel) m (plural indefinite אוכלים / אֳכָלִים‎) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. food
Synonyms
Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

אוֹכֵל • ('okhél)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of אָכַל‎ ('akhál)

Etymology 3

Root
א־כ־ל‎ (ʾ-k-l)

Pronunciation

Verb

אוכל / אֻכַּל • ('ukál) (pu'al construction, active counterpart איכל / אִכֵּל‎)

  1. to corrode, be consumed, be devoured
    Exodus 3:2, with translation of the King James Version:
    ‏הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל‎‎
    has'né boér baésh v'has'né enénu ukál
    the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed
Conjugation
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