how to say “edible” in Hebrew
אָכִיל
In English, to express that an object or concept is capable of doing something, we usually add the suffix -able or -ible, as in reasonable and edible. Sometimes we add -ous as a suffix to express the same, as in poisonous – something that is capable of poisoning.
For the most part, Hebrew accomplishes such expression by taking a root and plugging it into a certain vowel structure – ah-EE.
For example:
reasonable is סָבִיר , of the root ס.ב.ר (s.b.r) meaning reason or thought
, of the root ס.ב.ר (s.b.r) meaning reason or thought
poisonous is רָעִיל , of the root ר.ע.ל (r.a.l) meaning poison
, of the root ר.ע.ל (r.a.l) meaning poison
and edible is אָכִיל , of the root א.כ.ל (a.k.l) meaning eating
, of the root א.כ.ל (a.k.l) meaning eating
Here’s a sentence example of the latter:
הֲאִם הַגְּבִינָה הַזֹּאת עֲדַיִן אֲכִילָה?
Is this cheese still edible?