0398 – אָכַל (achal)

to eat

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	אָכַל (achal)
Pronunciation:	a-chal    Listen
Gematria:	51(1 + 20 + 30)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	810 times in OT

Description

1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to eat (human subject)
1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)
1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)
1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
1a6) to devour (of oppression)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be eaten (by men)
1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to cause to eat, feed with
1c2) to cause to devour
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to feed
1d2) to cause to eat
1e) (Piel)
1e1) consume

Synonyms

אָכַל	achal		H0398	(810 ggr)	to eat
בָּלַע	bala		H1104	(49 ggr)	to swallow up
בָּרָה	barah		H1262	(6 ggr)	to eat
לָחַם	lacham		H3898b	(6 ggr)	to feed on
לָעַט	laat		H3938	(1 ggr)	to eat

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with achal as root:

אֲכִילָה	achilah	H0396	food
אֹ֫כֶל	ochel	H0400	food
אֻכָל	Ochal	H0401	Ucal
מַאֲכָל	maachal	H3978	food
מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת	maachelet	H3979	knife
מַאֲכֹ֫לֶת	maacholet	H3980	fuel
מַכֹּ֫לֶת	makolet	H4361	food

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word achal was translated to the following:

ἀναλίσκω	analisko	G0355	consume
ἀριστάω	aristao	G0709	dine
βιβρώσκω	bibrosko	G0977	eat
βρῶσις	brosis	G1035	meat
διαβάλλω	diaballo	G1225	accuse
ἐσθίω	esthio	G2068	eat
ἐχθρός	echthros	G2190	enemy
καίω	kaio	G2545	burn
κατακαίω	katakaio	G2618	burn
καταμαρτυρέω	katamartureo	G2649	witness against
καταναλίσκω	katanalisko	G2654	consume
κατεσθίω	katesthio, kataphago	G2719	devour
ποιέω	poieo	G4160	do
σητόβρωτος	setobrotos	G4598	motheaten
συνεσθίω	sunesthio	G4906	eat with
τρέφω	trepho	G5142	feed
ψωμίζω	psomizo	G5595	bestow to feed

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