אָכַל

a.khal

Hebrew H0398 Verb 810 occurrences in 701 verses
אָכַל to eat

1. to eat, devour, burn up, feed

a. (Qal)

1. to eat (human subject)

2. to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)

3. to devour, consume (of fire)

4. to devour, slay (of sword)

5. to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)

6. to devour (of oppression)

b. (Niphal)

1. to be eaten (by men)

2. to be devoured, consumed (of fire)

3. to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)

c. (Pual)

1. to cause to eat, feed with

2. to cause to devour

d. (Hiphil)

1. to feed

2. to cause to eat

e. (Piel)

1. consume

Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 701 verses

  1. 1 Kings 13:22 וַתֹּ֤אכַלתֹּ֥אכַל

    but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to do so, your body shall never reach the tomb of your fathers.’”

  2. 1 Kings 13:23 אָכְל֥וֹ

    And after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.

  3. 1 Kings 13:28 אָכַ֤ל

    and he went and found the body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey.

  4. 1 Kings 14:11 יֹאכְל֣וּיֹאכְל֖וּ

    Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.

  5. 1 Kings 16:4 יֹֽאכְל֖וּיֹאכְל֖וּ

    Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

  6. 1 Kings 17:12 וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ

    But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”

  7. 1 Kings 17:15 וַתֹּ֧אכַל

    So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.

  8. 1 Kings 18:19 אֹכְלֵ֖י

    Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

  9. 1 Kings 18:38 וַתֹּ֤אכַל

    Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.

  10. 1 Kings 18:41 אֱכֹ֣ל

    And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

  11. 1 Kings 18:42 לֶאֱכֹ֣ל

    So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.

  12. 1 Kings 19:5 אֱכֽוֹל׃

    Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

  13. 1 Kings 19:6 וַיֹּ֣אכַל

    And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.

  14. 1 Kings 19:7 אֱכֹ֑ל

    A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”

  15. 1 Kings 19:8 וַיֹּ֣אכַל

    So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

  16. 1 Kings 19:21 וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ

    So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

  17. 1 Kings 21:4 אָ֥כַל

    So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

  18. 1 Kings 21:5 אֹכֵ֥ל

    Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”

  19. 1 Kings 21:7 אֱכָל־

    But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

  20. 1 Kings 21:23 יֹאכְל֥וּ

    And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’

  21. 1 Kings 21:24 יֹאכְל֖וּיֹאכְל֖וּ

    Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

  22. 1 Kings 22:27 וְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּ

    and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”

  23. 2 Kings 1:10 וְתֹאכַ֥לוַתֹּ֥אכַל

    Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

  24. 2 Kings 1:12 וְתֹאכַ֥לוַתֹּ֥אכַל

    Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

  25. 2 Kings 1:14 וַ֠תֹּאכַל

    Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”

  26. 2 Kings 4:8 לֶאֱכָל־לֶאֱכָל־

    One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.

  27. 2 Kings 4:40 לֶאֱכ֑וֹלכְּאָכְלָ֨םלֶאֱכֹֽל׃

    And they poured it out for the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” And they could not eat it.

  28. 2 Kings 4:41 וְיֹאכֵ֔לוּ

    Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

  29. 2 Kings 4:42 וְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

    Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

  30. 2 Kings 4:43 וְיֹאכֵ֔לוּאָכֹ֥ל

    But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”

  31. 2 Kings 4:44 וַיֹּאכְל֥וּ

    So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

  32. 2 Kings 6:22 וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙

    “Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”

  33. 2 Kings 6:23 וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙

    So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.

  34. 2 Kings 6:28 וְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּנֹאכַ֥ל

    Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’

  35. 2 Kings 6:29 וַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּוְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּ

    So we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”

  36. 2 Kings 7:2 תֹאכֵֽל׃ס

    But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”

  37. 2 Kings 7:8 וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ

    When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them.

  38. 2 Kings 7:19 תֹאכֵֽל׃

    And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

  39. 2 Kings 9:10 יֹאכְל֧וּ

    And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.

  40. 2 Kings 9:34 וַיֹּ֣אכַל

    Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.”

  41. 2 Kings 9:36 יֹאכְל֥וּ

    So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.

  42. 2 Kings 18:27 לֶאֱכֹ֣ל

    But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”

  43. 2 Kings 18:31 וְאִכְל֤וּ

    Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,

  44. 2 Kings 19:29 אָכ֤וֹלוְאִכְל֥וּ

    And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

  45. 2 Kings 23:9 אָכְל֥וּ

    Although the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.

  46. 2 Kings 25:29 וְאָכַ֨ל

    So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.

  47. 1 Chronicles 12:39 אֹכְלִ֖ים

    They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

  48. 1 Chronicles 29:22 וַיֹּאכְל֨וּ

    That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.

  49. 2 Chronicles 7:1 וַתֹּ֥אכַל

    When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

  50. 2 Chronicles 7:13 לֶאֱכ֣וֹל

    If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,

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