Strong’s definition
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV gloss list in the source
[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
Source pronunciation notation: aw-kal'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root;
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