אֹכֶל

אֹ֫כֶל₄₀ noun masculine^{1 Mos 41,36} food (Arabic , Aramaic אוּכְלָא, , Assyrian akalu Dl^W, Ethiopic ) — ׳א absolute 1 Mos 41,35 +; construct 1 Mos 41,35; 1 Mos 41,48 suffix אָכְלֶ֑ךָ 3 Mos 25,37 אָכְלו Mal 1,12, etc.; — Hexateuch mostly J E D, not Ezekiel — food, food-supply, especially cereals of store in Egypt 1 Mos 41,35 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Gen 41-44; 1 Mos 47,24 compare 1 Mos 14,11(JE); also 3 Mos 11,34; 3 Mos 25,37 (P) 5 Mos 2,6; 5 Mos 2,28 (D); ׳נֶשֶׁךְ א usury of food 5 Mos 23,20 (D) (|| כֶּסֶף ׳נ, etc.); לְעֵת הָאֹבֶל at meal-time Rut 2,14 in poetry 17 t.; — food Sl 107,18 of offerings Mal 1,12 particular food Job 12,11 (as tasted); Job 36,31 (as given by God) so Sl 145,15 לְהָשִׁיב נָפֶ֑שׁ ׳א Klg 1,11 compare vKlg 1,19 especially cereals Ord 13,23; Joel 1,16; Hab 3,17 but also flesh Sl 78,18; Sl 78,30 of food (prey) of wild animals Sl 104,21 (|| טרף):27; of prey of eagles Job 9,26; Job 39,29 ravens Job 38,41.