וּמָֽחֲתָה פִּיהָ וְאָֽמְרָה לֹא־ פָעַלְתִּי אָֽוֶן׃ ; eat (taste) good fortune, א׳ בַּטֹּובָה Jb 21:2 5; אָכְלֹו לְפִי according to his eating , i.e. according to his needs in eating Ex 12:4 ; 16:16 , 18 also v 2 1; cf. Jb 20:21 & sub אָכְלָה ; אָכַל הַפְּרִי 2 K 19:29 Am 9:1 4, of peaceful enjoyment of results of labour; fig. of receiving consequences of action, good or bad Pr 1:31 ; 18:21 Ho 10:13 cf. וַיֹּאכַל גַּם־אָכֹול אֶת־כַּסְפֵּנוּ Gn 31:15 i.e. he has reaped all the benefit, cf. Ho 7: 9; fig. of mourner, אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי ψ 102:10 ( cf. 80:6 Hiph., & Assyrian akâl al âkul, bikîtum kurmatî = food I ate not, weeping (was) my refreshment Hpt ASKT 166 f. Obv. l, 21, 22 Zim BP 34, 42 ); of gods, partaking of sacrifices Dt 32:38 ; fig. = destroy Dt 7:16 ( cf. Nu 14: 9); cf. Je 10:2 5; 30:16 ; 50:7 Ho 7: 7. 2. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour; Gn 37:2 0, 33 ; 40:17 , 19 1 K 13:2 8; 14:11 ; 16:4 ; 21:23 , 24 Ho 2:14 +; specif. of locusts Jo 1:4 ; 2:25 2 Ch 7:13 cf. Am 4: 9; moth Jb 13:28 ; flies ψ 78:45 ; worms Dt 28:39 ; also Ez 19:3 , 6 (of Isr. under fig. of lion), cf. Je 50: 7,
17 ; 51:34 ; also Ho 13:8 (of י׳ under fig. of lion), Ez 22:25 ( נֶפֶשׁ אָכָלוּ , of false proph. under fig. of lion). 3. fig. of fire, devour, consume Lv 6:3 sq. 2 acc. consume offering to ashes ) Na 3:13 Is 5:24 (in sim. ), partic. of fire from י׳ Lv 10: 2; 16:35 Ju 9:15 f 1 K 18:38 2 K 1:1 0, 12 , 14 2 Ch 7: 1; cf. Am. 1: 4, 7 , 10 , 12 , 14 ; 2:2 , 5 ; 5:6 +; Dt 5:22 of fire at Sinai; of י׳ as fire (in judgment) Dt 4:24 כִּי י׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵשׁ אֹכְלָה הוּא cf. Dt 9:3 Is 10:17 ( || בּער ) 30:27 , 30 ; 33:14 ( || מֹוקְדֵי עֹולָם ). 4. of sword, devour, slay Dt 32:42 2 S 2:2 6; 11:25 ; 18:8 Ho 11:6 Je 2:30 12:1 2; cf. of devastation of land Is 1:7 Je 8:1 6. 5. in genl. devour, consume, destroy (inanim. subj.) of drought Gn 31:40 ; of pestilence Ez 7:15 ; of forest 2 S 18:8 ; cf. Lv 26:38 אֹיְבֵיכֶם וְאָֽכְלָה אֶתְכֶם אֶרֶץ ; of הַבֹּשֶׁת Je 3:24 ( v. בֹּשֶׁת ). 6. fig. of oppression, devour the poor, etc. Pr 30:14 Hb 3:14 cf. ψ 14:4 ; of bitter enmity לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־בְּשָׂרִי ψ 27:2 . ( cf. Jb 19:2 2). • Niph. Pf. וְנֶאֱכַל cons. Ex 22:5 Impf. יֵאָכֵל Gn 6:21 +; וַיֵּאָכֵ˜ל Nu 12:12 etc.; Inf. abs. הֵאָכֹל Lv 7:1 8; 19:7 ; Pt. f. נֶאֱכֶ˜לֶת Lv 11:4 7;— 1. be eaten by man Ex 12:46 ; 13:3 , 7 ; 21:28 ; 29:34 Lv 6: 9, 16 , 19 , 23 ; 7:6 , 15 , 16 (×2), 18 ; 11:41 ; 19:6 , 7 , 23 ; 22:30 Nu 28:17 Ez 45:21 ; of custom, usage Gn 6:21 Ex 12:16 Dt 12:22 Jb 6: 6; of permission to eat Lv 7:19 ; 11:13 , 34 , 47 (×2); 17:13 ; c. neg. be uneatable Je 24: 2, 3 , 8 ; 29:17 . 2. be devoured by fire, consumed Zp 1:1 8; 3:8 Zc 9:4 Ez 23:2 5. 3. be wasted, destroyed , of flesh Nu 12:12 Je 30:1 6. Pu. Pf. אֻכְּלוּ be consumed with fire Ne 2:3 , 13 cf. Na 1:10 ( fig. ); so Pt. אֻכָּל ( = מְאֻכָּל Ew § 169 d) Ex 3:2 ; by sword Is 1:20 תְּאֻכְּלוּ . • Hiph. Pf. 2 ms. sf. הֶאֱכַלְתָּם ψ 80:6 , וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ˜י Is 49:2 6; sf. וְהַאֲכַלְתֵּיךָ cons. Is 58:14 ; הֶאֱכַלְתִּיךְ Ez 16:1 9; וְהַאֲכַלְתִּים cons. Je 19:9 ; Impf. sf. יַאֲכִלֵנוּ Nu 11: 4, 18 , etc.; 2 ms. js. תַּאֲכֵל Ex 3: 3; 1 s. אֹוכִיל Ho 11: 4(?); Imv. הַאֲכִילֵהוּ Pr 25:2 1. etc.; Inf. לִהָכִיל Ez 21:33 (but Co לההל ); Pt. מַאֲכִיל Je 23:1 5, etc.;— 1. cause to eat, feed with , sq. 2 acc. subj. mostly י׳ ; Ex 16:32 Dt 8: 3, 16 Ez 3:2 Je 19: 9; abs. Ho 11: 4; cf. Nu 11: 4, 18 ; fig. Je 9:14 ; 23:15 Is 49:2 6; 58:14 Ez 16:1 9; also ψ 80:6 הֶאֱכַלְתָּם לֶחֶם דִּמְעָה
( cf. 102:10 Qal supr. ); sq. acc. pers. + מן ψ 81:17 , but also subj. man Pr 25:21 ; 1 K