מאכל

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Hebrew

Root
א־כ־ל (ʾ-k-l)

Pronunciation

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Noun

מַאֲכָל • (ma'akhál) m (plural indefinite מַאֲכָלִים or מַאֲכָלוֹת, singular construct מַאֲכַל־, plural construct מַאַכְלֵי־ or מַאַכְלוֹת־)

  1. food, meal, dish (specific type of food)
    • Tanach, Genesis 6:21, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      אַתָּה קַח־לְךָ מִכָּל־מַֽאֲכָל אֲשֶׁר יֵֽאָכֵל וְאָסַפְתָּ אֵלֶיךָ וְהָיָה לְךָ וְלָהֶם לְאָכְלָֽה׃
      Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them.
    • Tanach, Genesis 40:17, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      וּבַסַּל הָֽעֶלְיֹון מִכֹּל מַאֲכַל פַּרְעֹה מַעֲשֵׂה אֹפֶה […]
      and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh,
  2. (Mishnaic Hebrew) eating (the act of consuming food)

Declension

Declension of מַאֲכָל
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite מַאֲכָל first מַאֲכָלִי מַאֲכָלֵנוּ
definite הַמַּאֲכָל second מַאֲכָלְךָ מַאֲכָלֵךְ מַאֲכַלְכֶם מַאֲכַלְכֶן
construct מַאֲכַל־ third מַאֲכָלוֹ מַאֲכָלָהּ מַאֲכָלָם מַאֲכָלָן
plural indefinite מַאֲכָלִים first מאכליי / מַאֲכָלַי מַאֲכָלֵינוּ
definite הַמַּאֲכָלִים second מַאֲכָלֶיךָ מאכלייך / מַאֲכָלַיִךְ מַאַכְלֵיכֶם מַאַכְלֵיכֶן
construct מַאַכְלֵי־ third מַאֲכָלָיו מַאֲכָלֶיהָ מַאַכְלֵיהֶם מַאַכְלֵיהֶן
plural indefinite מַאֲכָלוֹת first מאכלותיי / מַאַכְלוֹתַי מַאַכְלוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַמַּאֲכָלוֹת second מַאַכְלוֹתֶיךָ מאכלותייך / מַאַכְלוֹתַיִךְ מַאַכְלוֹתֵיכֶם מַאַכְלוֹתֵיכֶן
construct מַאַכְלוֹת־ third מַאַכְלוֹתָיו מַאַכְלוֹתֶיהָ מַאַכְלוֹתָם מַאַכְלוֹתָן

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Etymology

From Hebrew מַאֲכָל (ma'achál).

Noun

מאכל • (maykhl) m or n, plural מאכלים (maykholem)

  1. food, meal, dish (specific type of food)
  2. delicacy, treat
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