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H0398אָכַלa.khal

to eatPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 65
  2. 52
  3. 104
  4. 27
  5. 80
  6. 4
  7. 17
  8. 4
  9. 30
  10. 24
  11. 37
  12. 33
  13. 2
  14. 7
  15. 4
  16. 9
  17. 1
  18. 22
  19. 30
  20. 15
  21. 15
  22. 3
  23. 54
  24. 44
  25. 4
  26. 55
  27. 5
  28. 14
  29. 10
  30. 15
  31. 1
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 3
  34. 6
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. 8
  39. 1

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810 occurrences in 701 verses

With their references and text in American Standard Version.

  1. 2 Samuel 11:25

    Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

    תֹּאכַ֣ל to.Khal “it devours”

  2. 2 Samuel 12:3

    but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

    תֹאכַ֜ל to.Khal “it ate”

  3. 2 Samuel 12:20

    Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of Jehovah, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

    וַיֹּאכַֽל׃ (יֹּאכַֽל) i.yo.Khal “he ate”

  4. 2 Samuel 12:21

    Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

    וַתֹּ֥אכַל (תֹּ֥אכַל) To.khal “you ate”

  5. 2 Samuel 13:5

    And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

    וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י (אָכַלְתִּ֖י) 'a.khal.Ti “I will eat”

  6. 2 Samuel 13:9

    And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

    לֶאֱכ֑וֹל (אֱכ֑וֹל) 'e.Khol “eat”

  7. 2 Samuel 13:11

    And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

    לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל (אֱכֹ֑ל) 'e.Khol “eat”

  8. 2 Samuel 16:2

    And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

    לֶאֱכ֣וֹל (אֱכ֣וֹל) 'e.Khol “eat”

  9. 2 Samuel 17:29

    and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

    לֶאֱכ֑וֹל (אֱכ֑וֹל) 'e.Khol “eat”

  10. 2 Samuel 18:8

    For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

    לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (אֱכֹ֣ל) 'e.Khol “consume”אָכְלָ֛ה 'a.khe.Lah “it consumed”

  11. 2 Samuel 19:28

    For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more unto the king?

    בְּאֹכְלֵ֖י (אֹכְלֵ֖י) 'o.khe.Lei “[those who] eat”

  12. 2 Samuel 19:35

    I am this day fourscore years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?

    אֹכַל֙ 'o.Khal “I will eat”

  13. 2 Samuel 19:42

    And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?

    הֶאָכ֤וֹל (אָכ֤וֹל) 'a.Khol “really <to eat>”אָכַ֙לְנוּ֙ 'a.Khal.nu “have we eaten”

  14. 2 Samuel 22:9

    There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

    תֹּאכֵ֑ל to.Khel “it consumed”

  15. 1 Kings 1:25

    For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, [supplied: Long] live king Adonijah.

    אֹכְלִ֥ים 'o.khe.Lim “[are] eating”

  16. 1 Kings 1:41

    And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?

    לֶאֱכֹ֑ל (אֱכֹ֑ל) 'e.Khol “eat”

  17. 1 Kings 2:7

    But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.

    בְּאֹכְלֵ֣י (אֹכְלֵ֣י) 'o.khe.Lei “[those who] eat of”

  18. 1 Kings 4:20

    Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

    אֹכְלִ֥ים 'o.khe.Lim “[they were] eating”

  19. 1 Kings 13:8

    And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

    אֹ֤כַל 'O.khal “I will eat”

  20. 1 Kings 13:9

    for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.

    תֹ֥אכַל To.khal “you must eat”

  21. 1 Kings 13:15

    Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

    וֶאֱכֹ֖ל (אֱכֹ֖ל) 'e.Khol “eat”

  22. 1 Kings 13:16

    And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

    אֹ֣כַל 'O.khal “I will eat”

  23. 1 Kings 13:17

    for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.

    תֹאכַ֣ל to.Khal “you must eat”

  24. 1 Kings 13:18

    And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [supplied: But] he lied unto him.

    וְיֹ֥אכַל (יֹ֥אכַל) Yo.khal “he may eat”

  25. 1 Kings 13:19

    So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

    וַיֹּ֥אכַל (יֹּ֥אכַל) i.Yo.khal “he ate”