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אכל

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אכל

  • /ʔaˈkʰal/
  • /ʔɔːˈχal/
  • [ʔɔˑˈχaː.al]
  • /ʔɔˈχal/
  • [ʔɔːˈχæːl]
  • /(ʔ)ɒˈχæl/ Persian
  • /ɔˈχal/
  • /(ʔ)aˈχal/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

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

verb אָכַל · akhál · לאכול · לֶאֱכֹל · יֹאכַל · אכול

  1. construction pa'al to eat
  2. construction pa'al to consume, to use up
  3. construction pa'al to devour, to eat up

verb אִכֵּל · ikél

  1. construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of איכל

verb אֻכַּל · ukál

  1. construction pu'al, misspelling defective spelling of אוכל

noun אֹכֶל · ókhel

  1. misspelling defective spelling of אוכל

In English

  • food any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life
  • eat to ingest — see also consume, ingest
  • feed to eat — see also eat
  • dine to eat; to eat dinner or supper

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אכל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%9C

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"אכל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אכל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}