how to say “to digest” in Hebrew
לְעַכֵּל
The basic Hebrew word for to eat is לֶאֱכוֹל , of the root א.כ.ל (a.k.l).
, of the root א.כ.ל (a.k.l).A word of similar meaning is to digest – לְעַכֵּל , an active-intensive verb of the similar root ע.כ.ל (a.k.l). In Hebrew, it is used both literally and figuratively, as in:
, an active-intensive verb of the similar root ע.כ.ל (a.k.l). In Hebrew, it is used both literally and figuratively, as in:לָקַח לָהּ זְמַן לְעַכֵּל אֶת הַחֲדָשׁוֹת.
It took her time to take in (digest) the news.
Likewise, the digestive system is מַעֲרֶכֶת הָעִכּוּל .
.The root first appears in Hebrew sources in the Mishnah, in the reflexive-intensive verb לְהִתְעַכֵּל – to become digested.
– to become digested.