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To Eat: לאכול

לֶאֱכֹל (le'ekhol) is a pa'al verb from the root א־כ־ל, ranked #13 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to eat
לֶאֱכֹל
le'ekhol
Root
א־כ־ל
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
pe-alef

Future אֹכַל (okhal) is not the same word as יכול future אוּכַל (ukhal).

Same Root
אֹכֶל · foodמַאֲכָל · a dish; foodאֲכִילָה · eating
Examples

הֵם אוֹכְלִים בַּחוּץ.

hem okhlim bakhutz.

They (mp) are eating outside.

אָכַלְתִּי לֶחֶם.

akhalti lekhem.

I ate bread.

נֹאכַל בְּשֵׁשׁ.

nokhal beshesh.

We will eat at six.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)אוֹכֵלokhel
היא / את · she / you (f)אוֹכֶלֶתokhelet
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)אוֹכְלִיםokhlim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)אוֹכְלוֹתokhlot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאָכַלְתִּיakhalti
אתה · you (m)אָכַלְתָּakhalta
את · you (f)אָכַלְתְּakhalt
הוא · heאָכַלakhal
היא · sheאָכְלָהakhlah
אנחנו · weאָכַלְנוּakhalnu
אתם · you (pl m)אֲכַלְתֶּםakhaltem
אתן · you (pl f)אֲכַלְתֶּןakhalten
הם / הן · theyאָכְלוּakhlu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֹכַלokhal
אתה · you (m)תֹּאכַלtokhal
את · you (f)תֹּאכְלִיtokhli
הוא · heיֹאכַלyokhal
היא · sheתֹּאכַלtokhal
אנחנו · weנֹאכַלnokhal
אתם · you (pl m)תֹּאכְלוּtokhlu
אתן · you (pl f)תֹּאכַלְנָהtokhalnah
הם / הן · theyיֹאכְלוּyokhlu

The feminine plural future is the classical form. Everyday speech uses the masculine plural for mixed and feminine groups.

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)אֱכֹלekhol
את · you (f)אִכְלִיikhli
אתם / אתן · you (pl)אִכְלוּikhlu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לאכול?

לֶאֱכֹל is a pa'al verb, in the pe-alef gizra, from the root א־כ־ל.

How do I say "to eat" to someone else?

Use the imperative forms below, or the future tense (which modern Hebrew often uses instead of the imperative).

What is the feminine plural future for?

The feminine plural future is the classical form. In everyday speech the masculine plural covers mixed groups and, often, feminine groups too.

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