אוכל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־כ־ל

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Arabic أُكْلٌ (ʾukl).

Pronunciation

Noun

אוכל \ אֹכֶל ('ókhel) m (plural indefinite אוכלים \ אֳכָלִים) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. food
Synonyms

Pronunciation

Verb

אוֹכֵל‏ ('okhél)

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

Etymology 3

Root
א־כ־ל

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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