אָכַל (ʼâkal) — At All
Hebrew word study: אָכַל (ʼâkal), Strong's H398. to eat (literally or figuratively)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
Strong's H398 is tagged on 809 words in 700 verses across 38 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:16 and last appears in Malachi 3:11.
How it is rendered in the text
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Forms found in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 700)
- Genesis 2:16 — אָכֹל — certainly to eat
- Genesis 2:17 — תֹאכַל — you must eat
- Genesis 3:1 — תֹאכְלוּ — you must eat
- Genesis 3:2 — נֹאכֵל — we will eat
- Genesis 3:3 — תֹאכְלוּ — you must eat
- Genesis 3:5 — אֲכָלְכֶם — eat you
- Genesis 3:6 — וַתֹּאכַל — and she ate
- Genesis 3:11 — אֲכָל — to eat
- Genesis 3:12 — וָאֹכֵל — and I ate
- Genesis 3:13 — וָאֹכֵל — and I ate
- Genesis 3:14 — תֹּאכַל — you will eat
- Genesis 3:17 — וַתֹּאכַל — and you ate
- Genesis 3:18 — וְאָכַלְתָּ — and you will eat
- Genesis 3:19 — תֹּאכַל — you will eat
- Genesis 3:22 — וְאָכַל — and he will eat
- Genesis 6:21 — יֵאָכֵל — it is eaten
- Genesis 9:4 — תֹאכֵלוּ — you must eat
- Genesis 14:24 — אָכְלוּ — they have eaten
- Genesis 18:8 — וַיֹּאכֵלוּ — and they ate
- Genesis 19:3 — וַיֹּאכֵלוּ — and they ate
- Genesis 24:33 — לֶאֱכֹל — to eat
- Genesis 24:54 — וַיֹּאכְלוּ — and they ate
- Genesis 25:34 — וַיֹּאכַל — and he ate
- Genesis 26:30 — וַיֹּאכְלוּ — and they ate
- Genesis 27:4 — וְאֹכֵלָה — so let me eat it
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H396 אֲכִילָה (ʼăkîylâh), H399 אֲכַל (ʼăkal), H400 אֹכֶל (ʼôkel), H401 אֻכָל (ʼUkâl), H3978 מַאֲכָל (maʼăkâl), H3979 מַאֲכֶלֶת (maʼăkeleth), H3980 מַאֲכֹלֶת (maʼăkôleth), H4361 מַכֹּלֶת (makkôleth).
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Frequently asked questions
What does ʼâkal (H398) mean?
To eat (literally or figuratively).
How is H398 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H398 as: [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite..
How often does אָכַל (ʼâkal) appear?
Strong's H398 is tagged on 809 words in 700 verses across 38 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:16 and last appears in Malachi 3:11.
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