אוכל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־כ־ל (ʾ-k-l)

From Proto-Semitic *ʔukl-. Compare Arabic أُكْل (ʔukl).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔukʰl/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔoː.χɛl/, [ˈʔoː.χɛl]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔø.χal/, [ˈʔøː.χæl], [ˈʔeː.χæl]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)o.χel/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔo.χel/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)o.χel/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)oj.χɛl/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)o.χel/

Noun

אוכל / אֹֽכֶל • ('ókhel) m (plural indefinite אוכלים / אֳכָלִים) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. food

Synonyms

• מָזוֹן (mazón)

Derived terms

• חדר אוכל / חֲדַר אֹכֶל (khadár 'ókhel)

References

• H400 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation 1

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔoːˈkʰil/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔoːˈχeːl/, [ʔoˑˈχeː.el]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔøˈχel/, [ʔøːˈχeːl]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)oˈχel/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈχel/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)oˈχel/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ojˈχejl/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)oˈχel/

Verb

אוֹכֵל • ('okhél)

1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of אָכַל ('akhál)

Pronunciation 2

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔoːˈkʰal/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔoːˈχal/, [ʔoˑˈχaː.al]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔøˈχal/, [ʔøːˈχæːl]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)oˈχæl/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈχal/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)oˈχal/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ojˈχal/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)oˈχal/

Verb

אוכל / אֹכַל • ('okhál)

1. First-person singular future (prefix conjugation) of אכל ('akhál)

Etymology 3

Root
א־כ־ל (ʾ-k-l)

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔukˈkal/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔukˈkal/, [ʔukˈkaː.al]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔukˈkal/, [ʔukˈkæːl]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ukˈkæl/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔukˈkal/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔukˈkal/ (East), /(ʔ)uˈkal/ (West)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)uˈkal/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)uˈkal/

Verb

אוכל / אֻכַּל • ('ukál) (pu'al construction, active counterpart איכל / אִכֵּל)

1. to corrode, be consumed, be devoured
   • Tanach, Exodus 3:2, with translation of the King James Version:

     הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל

     has'né boér baésh v'has'né enénu ukál

     the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed

Conjugation

Conjugation of אוכל / אֻכַּל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	אוכלתי / אֻכַּלְתִּי		אוכלנו / אֻכַּלְנוּ
	second	אוכלת / אֻכַּלְתָּ	אוכלת / אֻכַּלְתְּ	אוכלתם / אֻכַּלְתֶּם	אוכלתן / אֻכַּלְתֶּן
	third	אוכל / אֻכַּל	אוכלה / אֻכְּלָה	אוכלו / אֻכְּלוּ
present		מאוכל / מְאֻכָּל	מאוכלת / מְאֻכֶּלֶת	מאוכלים / מְאֻכָּלִים	מאוכלות / מְאֻכָּלוֹת
future	first	אאוכל / אֲאֻכַּל		נאוכל / נְאֻכַּל
	second	תאוכל / תְּאֻכַּל	תאוכלי / תְּאֻכְּלִי	תאוכלו / תְּאֻכְּלוּ	תאוכלנה / תְּאֻכַּלְנָה1
	third	יאוכל / יְאֻכַּל	תאוכל / תְּאֻכַּל	יאוכלו / יְאֻכְּלוּ	תאוכלנה / תְּאֻכַּלְנָה1
imperative		—	—	—	—1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔuːˈkʰal/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔuːˈχal/, [ʔuˑˈχaː.al]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈχal/, [ʔuːˈχæːl]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)uˈχæl/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈχal/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)uˈχal/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)uˈχal/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)uˈχal/

Verb

אוּכַל • ('ukhál)

1. first-person singular future (prefix conjugation) of יכול / יָכֹל (yakhól)