אכל

See also: אַ כּל‎

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔakal-.

Verb

אכל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to eat, to consume

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
א־כ־ל‎ (ʾ-k-l)

From Proto-Semitic *ʔakal-. Compare Aramaic אֲכַל‎ (ʾăḵal), Arabic أَكَلَ‎ (ʔakala).

Pronunciation
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Verb

אָכַל • ('akhál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לאכול / לֶאֱכֹל‎, future יֹאכַל‎, imperative אכול / אֱכֹל‎, passive participle אָכוּל‎, passive counterpart נֶאֱכַל‎)

  1. to eat
  2. to consume, to use up
  3. to devour, to eat up

Conjugation
Conjugation of אָכַל‎ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לאכול / לֶאֱכֹל‎
  • action noun: אֲכִילָה‎
  • passive participle: אָכוּל‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first אָכַלְתִּי‎אָכַלְנוּ‎
second אָכַלְתָּ‎אָכַלְתְּ‎אֲכַלְתֶּם‎1אֲכַלְתֶּן‎1
third אָכַל‎אָכְלָה‎אָכְלוּ‎
present אוֹכֵל‎אוֹכֶלֶת‎אוֹכְלִים‎אוֹכְלוֹת‎
future first אוכל / אֹכַל‎נֹאכַל‎
second תֹּאכַל‎תֹּאכְלִי‎תֹּאכְלוּ‎תֹּאכַלְנָה‎2
third יֹאכַל‎תֹּאכַל‎יֹאכְלוּ‎תֹּאכַלְנָה‎2
imperative אכול / אֱכֹל‎אִכְלִי‎אִכְלוּ‎אכולנה / אֱכֹלְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced אָכַלְתֶּם‎ and אָכַלְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Verb

אִכֵּל • ('ikél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of איכל‎

Verb

אֻכַּל • ('ukál) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of אוכל‎

Noun

אֹכֶל • ('ókhel) m

  1. defective spelling of אוכל‎

References

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