אֲכַלʼăkal

eat, devour

Pronunciation: ak-al' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H399

Meanings

Pe`al

1. eat, of beast (Daniel 4:30)

2. devour, of beast in vision (Daniel 7:5; Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:19)

3. eat their pieces, i.e. slander them (Daniel 3:8; Daniel 6:25)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Daniel 3:8 But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews.
  • Daniel 4:33 “That same hour the judgment was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven from human society. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven. He lived this way until his hair was as long as eagles’ feathers and his nails were like birds’ claws.
  • Daniel 6:24 Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.
  • Daniel 7:5 Then I saw a second beast, and it looked like a bear. It was rearing up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And I heard a voice saying to it, “Get up! Devour the flesh of many people!”
  • Daniel 7:7 Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast—terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns.
  • Daniel 7:19 Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, the one so different from the others and so terrifying. It had devoured and crushed its victims with iron teeth and bronze claws, trampling their remains beneath its feet.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).