Old Testament Hebrew

Entry for Strong's #398 - אָכַל

Transliteration:

'âkal

Phonetics:

aw-kal'

Word Origin:

a primitive root

Parts of Speech:

Verb

TWOT:

Word Definition [ Brown-Drivers-Briggs' | Strong's ]

Brown-Driver-Briggs' 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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 355 ‑ ἀναλίσκω (an‑al‑is'‑ko); 2190 ‑ ἐχθρός (ekh‑thros'); 2545 ‑ καίω (kah'‑yo); 4906 ‑ συνεσθίω (soon‑es‑thee'‑o); 4598 ‑ σητόβρωτος (say‑tob'‑ro‑tos); 5142 ‑ τρέφω (tref'‑o); 5595 ‑ ψωμίζω (pso‑mid'‑zo); 709 ‑ ἀριστάω (ar‑is‑tah'‑o); 4160 ‑ ποιέω (poy‑eh'‑o); 2618 ‑ κατακαίω (kat‑ak‑ah'ee‑o); 2654 ‑ καταναλίσκω (kat‑an‑al‑is'‑ko); 2068 ‑ ἐσθίω (es‑thee'‑o); 2719 ‑ κατεσθίω (kat‑es‑thee'‑o); 977 ‑ βιβρώσκω (bib‑ro'‑sko); 1035 ‑ βρῶσις (bro'‑sis); 2649 ‑ καταμαρτυρέω (kat‑am‑ar‑too‑reh'‑o); 1225 ‑ διαβάλλω (dee‑ab‑al'‑lo);

Frequency / Word lists [ Book | Word ]

Verse Results

KJV

NAS

Genesis	54
Exodus	44
Leviticus	81
Numbers	24
Deuteronomy	71
Joshua	3
Judges	14
Ruth	3
1 Samuel	24
2 Samuel	21
1 Kings	33
2 Kings	24
1 Chronicles	2
2 Chronicles	7
Ezra	4
Nehemiah	9
Esther	1
Job	19
Psalms	27
Proverbs	15
Ecclesiastes	14
Song of Solomon	2
Isaiah	49
Jeremiah	38
Lamentations	4
Ezekiel	52
Daniel	5
Hosea	14
Joel	7
Amos	14
Obadiah	1
Micah	3
Nahum	5
Habakkuk	2
Zephaniah	2
Haggai	1
Zechariah	7
Malachi	1

Genesis	54
Exodus	48
Leviticus	81
Numbers	24
Deuteronomy	71
Joshua	3
Judges	14
Ruth	3
1 Samuel	24
2 Samuel	21
1 Kings	33
2 Kings	24
1 Chronicles	2
2 Chronicles	7
Ezra	4
Nehemiah	9
Esther	1
Job	20
Psalms	27
Proverbs	15
Ecclesiastes	14
Song of Solomon	2
Isaiah	49
Jeremiah	39
Lamentations	4
Ezekiel	52
Daniel	5
Hosea	13
Joel	7
Amos	14
Obadiah	1
Micah	3
Nahum	5
Habakkuk	2
Zephaniah	2
Haggai	1
Zechariah	7
Malachi	1

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