אוכל
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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/,
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʔø.χal/, ,
- (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)
Synonyms
- מָזוֹן (mazón)
Derived terms
- חדר אוכל / חֲדַר אֹכֶל (khadár 'ókhel)
References
Further reading
אוכל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation 1
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔoːˈkʰil/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔoːˈχeːl/,
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔøˈχel/,
- (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)
Pronunciation 2
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔoːˈkʰal/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔoːˈχal/,
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔøˈχal/,
- (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)
- 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/,
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔukˈkal/,
- (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)
- 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 bo'ér ba'ésh 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 |
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| 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 |
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Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔuːˈkʰal/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔuːˈχal/,
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔuˈχal/,
- (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)
- first-person singular future (prefix conjugation) of יכול / יָכֹל (yakhól)