399. akal

Lexicon

akal: To eat, consume, devour

Original Word: אֲכַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: akal
Pronunciation: ah-KAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-al')
Definition: To eat, consume, devour
Meaning: to eat

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

accuse, devour, eat

(Aramaic) corresponding to 'akal -- + accuse, devour, eat.

see HEBREW 'akal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to akal
Definition
to eat, devour
NASB Translation
brought (1), devour (2), devoured (2), eating (1), maliciously accused* (1).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Corresponding to the Hebrew root אָכַל (akal), which means "to eat."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek 2068 (ἐσθίω, esthio): To eat, consume.
• Strong's Greek 5315 (φάγω, phago): To eat, partake of food.

Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in the context of eating or consuming food. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra.

Context: • The Aramaic verb אֲכַל (akal) is primarily used in the context of eating or consuming food. It is found in the Aramaic sections of the Old Testament, which include parts of the books of Daniel and Ezra. In these texts, the verb is used to describe the act of eating in both literal and figurative senses.
• In Daniel 4:33 (BSB), the word is used to describe Nebuchadnezzar's condition: "He was driven away from mankind, and he ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird."
• In Ezra 4:14 (BSB), the term is used in a political context: "Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, we are sending this message to inform the king."
• The verb אֲכַל (akal) is often used in conjunction with other verbs to describe the consumption of food or the act of partaking in a meal. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the consumption or destruction of something, as seen in various prophetic and apocalyptic texts.
• The usage of אֲכַל in the Aramaic portions of the Bible highlights the cultural and linguistic context of the Jewish people during the Babylonian and Persian periods, reflecting the influence of Aramaic as a lingua franca of the time.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲכַ֤לוּ אֲכֻ֖לִי אָֽכְלָ֣ה אכלה אכלו אכלי וְתֵאכֻל֙ וַאֲכַ֥לוּ ואכלו ותאכל יֵאכֻ֔ל יאכל ’ă·ḵa·lū ’ā·ḵə·lāh ’ă·ḵu·lî ’ăḵalū ’āḵəlāh ’ăḵulî aChalu acheLah aChuli vaaChalu veteChul wa’ăḵalū wa·’ă·ḵa·lū wə·ṯê·ḵul wəṯêḵul yê·ḵul yeChul yêḵul

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 3:8
HEB: גֻּבְרִ֣ין כַּשְׂדָּאִ֑ין וַאֲכַ֥לוּ קַרְצֵיה֖וֹן דִּ֥י
NAS: came forward and brought charges
INT: certain Chaldeans and brought charges against

Daniel 4:33
HEB: וְעִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ יֵאכֻ֔ל וּמִטַּ֥ל שְׁמַיָּ֖א
NAS: from mankind and began eating grass
KJV: from men, and did eat grass as oxen,
INT: grass cattle eating the dew of heaven

Daniel 6:24
HEB: אִלֵּךְ֙ דִּֽי־ אֲכַ֤לוּ קַרְצ֙וֹהִי֙ דִּ֣י
NAS: who had maliciously accused
KJV: men which had accused Daniel,
INT: those who accuse accuse who

Daniel 7:5
HEB: לַ֔הּ ק֥וּמִֽי אֲכֻ֖לִי בְּשַׂ֥ר שַׂגִּֽיא׃
NAS: to it, 'Arise, devour much
KJV: unto it, Arise, devour much
INT: said Arise devour flesh much

Daniel 7:7
HEB: לַהּ֙ רַבְרְבָ֔ן אָֽכְלָ֣ה וּמַדֱּקָ֔ה וּשְׁאָרָ֖א
NAS: teeth. It devoured and crushed
KJV: teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces,
INT: iron had great devoured and crushed the remainder

Daniel 7:19
HEB: דִּֽי־ נְחָ֔שׁ אָֽכְלָ֣ה מַדֲּקָ֔ה וּשְׁאָרָ֖א
NAS: of bronze, [and which] devoured, crushed
KJV: [of] brass; [which] devoured, brake in pieces,
INT: which of bronze devoured crushed the remainder

Daniel 7:23
HEB: כָּל־ מַלְכְוָתָ֑א וְתֵאכֻל֙ כָּל־ אַרְעָ֔א
NAS: the [other] kingdoms and will devour the whole
KJV: kingdoms, and shall devour the whole
INT: all the kingdoms and will devour the whole earth

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 399
7 Occurrences

’ă·ḵa·lū — 1 Occ.
’ā·ḵə·lāh — 2 Occ.
’ă·ḵu·lî — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·ḵa·lū — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯê·ḵul — 1 Occ.
yê·ḵul — 1 Occ.