Okhel (אכל) means food in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֹכֶל
okhel
noun · masculine
In English
food
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Okhel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חומר אשר יש באפשרות יצור חי לעכלו ולפרקו לחומרים מזינים והכרחיים (כגון: פחמימות, שומנים, מלחים וויטמינים) לתחזוקת פעולת הגוף ולשם הפקת אנרגיה לצורך קיומו.
וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת-כָּל-אֹכֶל הַשָּׁנִים הַטֹּבוֹת הַבָּאֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְיִצְבְּרוּ-בָר תַּחַת יַד-פַּרְעֹה אֹכֶל בֶּעָרִים וְשָׁמָרוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Okhel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֹכֶל
- Written without vowel points
- אכל
- Said
- okhel
- Root
- א־כ־ל
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- אֳכָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֳכָלִים; אָכְלֵי־; כ' אָכְלוֹ
- Gematria
- 51
This is how Okhel is said in other languages.
- English
- food
- Russian
- еда
- Spanish
- comida
- Yiddish
- עסנוואַרג
These words mean nearly the same as Okhel.
The word Okhel is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Okhel comes from the root א־כ־ל, like these words.
This is where the word Okhel comes from.
אוגריתית (אַכל); געז: ʾəkl = תבואה, לחם.
These words come before and after Okhel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Okhel.
What does Okhel (אכל) mean in Hebrew?
Okhel (אכל) means food. It is said okhel, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Okhel (אכל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Okhel (אכל) are מזון, סועד, and אכלה.
Is Okhel (אכל) masculine or feminine?
The word Okhel (אכל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֳכָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אכל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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