Noun masculine

אֹכֶל

O-khel

How to say food in Hebrew

אוכל means “food” as a mass noun; the same root appears in the verb “to eat.”

Usage

Ask איפה האוכל? or read menus labeled אוכל ביתי. Pairs with שתייה for “food and drink.”

Without vowels

אוכל

With vowels (nikud)

אֹכֶל

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