Lexical Definition

‎אֹכֶל‎ ʼôkel (o'-kel) food ^H:N-M
from ‎אָכַל‎

eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

• food

1) food
1a) cereal
1b) meat
2) food supply
3) meal, dinner

See Greek: βρῶμα · σῖτος · τροφή

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֹ֫כֶל‎₄₀ noun masculine^{Gen 41:36} food (Arabic , Aramaic ‎אוּכְלָא‎, , Assyrian akalu Dl^W, Ethiopic ) — ‎׳‎‎א‎ absolute Gen 41:35 +; construct Gen 41:35; Gen 41:48 suffix ‎אָכְלֶ֑ךָ‎ Lev 25:37 ‎אָכְלו‎ Mal 1:12, etc.; — Hexateuch mostly J E D, not Ezekiel — food, food-supply, especially cereals of store in Egypt Gen 41:35 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Gen 41-44; Gen 47:24 compare Gen 14:11(JE); also Lev 11:34; Lev 25:37 (P) Deut 2:6; Deut 2:28 (D); ‎׳‎‎נֶשֶׁךְ א‎ usury of food Deut 23:20* (D) (|| ‎כֶּסֶף‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎, etc.); ‎לְעֵת הָאֹבֶל‎ at meal-time Ruth 2:14 in poetry 17 t.; — food Ps 107:18 of offerings Mal 1:12 particular food Job 12:11 (as tasted); Job 36:31 (as given by God) so Ps 145:15 ‎לְהָשִׁיב נָפֶ֑שׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ Lam 1:11 compare vLam 1:19 especially cereals Prov 13:23; Joel 1:16; Hab 3:17 but also flesh Ps 78:18; Ps 78:30 of food (prey) of wild animals Ps 104:21 (|| ‎טרף‎):27; of prey of eagles Job 9:26; Job 39:29 ravens Job 38:41.

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