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אׇכְלָה

Food

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אׇכְלָהH402
Pronunciationʾokĕlāh

What does אׇכְלָה (ʾokĕlāh) mean in the Bible?

אׇכְלָה (ʾokĕlāh): Food as consumable sustenance; ranges from literal nourishment to metaphorical consumption, judgment, and divine provision.

Full entry for אׇכְלָה (H402) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does אׇכְלָה (ʾokĕlāh) mean in the Bible?

אׇכְלָה (ʾokĕlāh): Food as consumable sustenance; ranges from literal nourishment to metaphorical consumption, judgment, and divine provision.

How does the BSB render H402?

The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as food (4), food (4), for food (2), for fuel (2), food for you (1).

Where does אׇכְלָה (ʾokĕlāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (10), Genesis (4), Leviticus (2), Exodus (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
as food4×Genesis 6:21, Ezekiel 23:37, Ezekiel 29:5, Ezekiel 39:4
food4×Genesis 9:3, Ezekiel 34:5, Ezekiel 34:8, Ezekiel 34:10
for food2×Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30
for fuel2×Ezekiel 15:4, Ezekiel 15:6
food for you1×Leviticus 25:6
fuel1×Ezekiel 21:32
may eat1×Leviticus 11:39
to devour1×Ezekiel 35:12
to devour her1×Jeremiah 12:9
to eat1×Exodus 16:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:29לְאָכְלָֽה׃tofor foodPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 1:30לְאָכְלָ֑הtofor foodPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 6:21לְאָכְלָֽה׃toas foodPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 9:3לְאָכְלָ֑הtofoodPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularExodus 16:15לְאָכְלָֽה׃toto eatPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 11:39לְאָכְלָ֑הtomay eatPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 25:6לְאָכְלָ֔הtofood for youPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 12:9לְאָכְלָֽה׃toto devour herPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularEzekiel 15:4לְאָכְלָ֑הtofor fuelPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularEzekiel 15:6לְאָכְלָ֑הtofor fuelPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:29
Aligned rows18
Books represented5
Genesis4Exodus1Leviticus2Jeremiah1Ezekiel10
Source forms
לְאָכְלָֽה׃8xlə·’āḵ·lāhGenesis 1:29, Genesis 6:21, Exodus 16:15, Jeremiah 12:9
לְאָכְלָ֑ה5xlə·’āḵ·lāhGenesis 1:30, Genesis 9:3, Leviticus 11:39, Ezekiel 15:4
לְאָכְלָ֔ה2xlə·’āḵ·lāhLeviticus 25:6, Ezekiel 21:32
לְאָכְלָ֛ה1xlə·’āḵ·lāhEzekiel 34:5
לְאָכְלָ֜ה1xlə·’āḵ·lāhEzekiel 34:8
לְאָכְלָֽה׃ס1xlə·’āḵ·lāhEzekiel 34:10
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular18xGenesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 6:21, Genesis 9:3
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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