אָכַל

a.khalto eatHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb810 occurrences38 books701 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: × at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אָכַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

810 total
  1. Exodus 18:12לֶאֱכָל־ · to eat
    Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
  2. Exodus 21:28יֵאָכֵל֙ · be eaten
    If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
  3. Exodus 22:6וְנֶאֱכַ֣ל · so that it consumes
    If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.
  4. Exodus 22:31תֹאכֵ֔לוּ · eat
    You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
  5. Exodus 23:11וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ · may eat; תֹּאכַ֖ל · may consume
    …but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
  6. Exodus 23:15תֹּאכַ֨ל · you are to eat
    You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
  7. Exodus 24:11וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ · and they ate
    But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
  8. Exodus 24:17אֹכֶ֖לֶת · was like a consuming
    And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.
  9. Exodus 29:32וְאָכַ֨ל · are to eat
    At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.
  10. Exodus 29:33וְאָכְל֤וּ · They must eat; יֹאכַ֖ל · may eat them
    They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.
  11. Exodus 29:34יֵאָכֵ֖ל · be eaten
    And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.
  12. Exodus 32:6לֶֽאֱכֹ֣ל · to eat
    So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
  13. Exodus 34:15וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ · and you will eat
    Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.
  14. Exodus 34:18תֹּאכַ֤ל · you are to eat
    You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.
  15. Exodus 34:28אָכַ֔ל · eating
    So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
  16. Leviticus 3:17תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃פ · eat
    This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
  17. Leviticus 6:10תֹּאכַ֥ל · has consumed
    And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.
  18. Leviticus 6:16יֹאכְל֖וּ · are to eat; תֵּֽאָכֵל֙ · It must be eaten; יֹאכְלֽוּהָ׃ · they are to eat it
    Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
  19. Leviticus 6:18יֹֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּה · may eat it
    Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
  20. Leviticus 6:23תֵאָכֵֽל׃פ · to be eaten
    Every grain offering for a priest shall be burned completely; it is not to be eaten.”
  21. Leviticus 6:26יֹאכֲלֶ֑נָּה · shall eat it; תֵּֽאָכֵ֔ל · it must be eaten
    The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
  22. Leviticus 6:29יֹאכַ֣ל · may eat it
    Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.
  23. Leviticus 6:30תֵאָכֵ֑ל · may be eaten
    But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.
  24. Leviticus 7:6יֹאכְלֶ֑נּוּ · may eat of it; יֵאָכֵ֔ל · It must be eaten
    Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
  25. Leviticus 7:15יֵאָכֵ֑ל · must be eaten
    The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.
  26. Leviticus 7:16יֵאָכֵ֑ל · it shall be eaten; יֵאָכֵֽל׃ · may be eaten
    If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day.
  27. Leviticus 7:18הֵאָכֹ֣ל · any of; יֵ֠אָכֵל · is eaten; הָאֹכֶ֥לֶת · who eats
    If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
  28. Leviticus 7:19יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל · be eaten; יֹאכַ֥ל · may eat it
    Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it.
  29. Leviticus 7:20תֹּאכַ֣ל · eats
    But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.
  30. Leviticus 7:21וְאָכַ֛ל · and then eats
    If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”
  31. Leviticus 7:23תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ · to eat
    “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.
  32. Leviticus 7:24וְאָכֹ֖ל · eat; תֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃ · it
    The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
  33. Leviticus 7:25אֹכֵ֣ל · eats; הָאֹכֶ֖לֶת · who eats it
    If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.
  34. Leviticus 7:26תֹאכְל֔וּ · eat
    You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.
  35. Leviticus 7:27תֹּאכַ֣ל · eats
    If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’”
  36. Leviticus 8:31תֹּאכְל֣וּ · and eat; יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃ · are to eat it
    And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’
  37. Leviticus 9:24וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ · and consumed
    Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.