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): /ʔukʰˈla/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔχˈlɔː/, [ʔɔχˈlɔː]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔχˈlɔ/, [ʔɔχˈlɔː]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)oχˈlɒ/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔχˈlɔ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)oχˈla/

Noun

אָכְלָה • (okhlá) f

1. (Biblical Hebrew) food, nourishment.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔakʰaˈla/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔːχˈlɔː/, [ʔɔː.ɔχˈlɔː]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔχəˈlɔ/, [ʔɔːχæˈlɔː]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɒχ(e)ˈlɒ/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔχ(ə)ˈlɔ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aχˈla/

Verb

אָכְלָה • ('akhlá)

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

References

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