אכלה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־כ־ל (ʾ-k-l)

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuklat-. Feminine of אוכל / אֹכֶל (“food”), or a feminine infinitive form of the verb אָכַל (“to eat”). Compare Arabic أُكْلَة (ʔukla).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔuklaː/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔxˈlɔː/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔoχˈla/

Noun

אָכְלָה • (okhlá) f

(Biblical Hebrew) food, nourishment.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ʔakalat. Compare Arabic أَكَلَتْ (ʔakalat).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔakalaː/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔːxˈlɔː/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaχˈla/

Verb

אָכְלָה • ('akhlá)

third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of אָכַל ('akhál)

References

H402 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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