אָכְלָה H402

Home gloss

eating (n.)

Instead of (KJV / RSV)

meat / food

Note

Reverse concordance: "food" is kept for אֹכֶל (Gen 41:35; Exod 12:4), and אָכְלָה is the act or allowance of eating (Jer 12:9; Ezek 15:4 "for eating" of fuel for fire). Verbal noun, so the -ing form is allowed (10)

Rulings

2, 10

Declared to share English with

H398 — one root: eat / eating

Occurrences (4)

Genesis 1

1:29 And Elohim said, "Look, I have given to you every plant seeding seed that is on the face of all the land, and every tree that has in it fruit of tree seeding seed: to you it will be for eating.
1:30 And to every living thing of the land and to every flyer of the skies and to everything creeping on the land in which is living soul—every green of plant for eating." And it was thus.

Genesis 6

6:21 And you, take for yourself from all fare that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be for you and for them for eating."

Genesis 9

9:3 Every creeper that is living shall be yours for eating; like the green of plant, I have given you everything.