The Linked Word Project

Strong's Number H398

אָכַל

'akal · aw-kal'

Transliteration:

'akal{aw-kal'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

85

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to eat (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

eat 627, devour 111, consume 33, misc 55

Total: 802
Occurs 810 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1. (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)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be eaten (by men)
  2. to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
  3. to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
3. (Pual)
  1. to cause to eat, feed with
  2. to cause to devour
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to feed
  2. to cause to eat
5. (Piel)
  1. consume