Eat in Hebrew is אָכַל (akhál).
It can also be said סעד, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
אָכַל
akhál
verb
In English
eat
/iːt/ /it/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for eat as a verb.
to ingest
- אָכַלאכלakhál
eat a meal
- סעד
This is more about the Hebrew word אָכַל.
- Written with vowel points
- אָכַל
- Written without vowel points
- אכל
- Said
- akhál
- Its meanings in English
- eat, to eat, to consume, to use up, to devour, to eat up
These English words share a Hebrew word with eat.
These words come before and after eat in the list.
These are the questions people ask about eat in Hebrew.
How do you say eat in Hebrew?
eat in Hebrew is אָכַל, said akhál. Without vowel points it is written אכל.
What are other Hebrew words for eat?
Besides אכל, eat can be said סעד, depending on the meaning.
What else does אכל mean in English?
Besides eat, אכל can mean to eat, to consume, to use up, and to devour, to eat up.
How is eat pronounced in English?
eat is pronounced /iːt/, /it/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry eat and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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