okh.lah denotes what is given or set aside to be eaten, whether as provision or as prey handed over to consumers.

The noun denotes what is available or assigned for eating: vegetation, bread, and gathered supplies are given for people and living creatures, while persons, animals, and a vine may be handed over as what consumes them. The contrast lies in the circumstances of consumption rather than in a distinct lexical use.

1. What is allotted or available to be eaten · dominant

   The absolute feminine singular noun occurs where vegetation and trees are assigned for humans and living creatures in Genesis 1:29 and Genesis 1:30, and where gathered supplies are to sustain Noah and those with him in Genesis 6:21. The same use extends to bread given to Israel in Exodus 16:15 and to a flock becoming the object of wild animals' consumption in Ezekiel 34:5; in Ezekiel 15:4 the APB renders the clause as a vine given to fire "for food."

   Genesis 1:29Genesis 1:30Genesis 6:21Exodus 16:15Ezekiel 34:5Ezekiel 15:4

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB commonly presents the surrounding clauses with "for food" or "food," especially where something is given or gathered for consumption. In destructive settings it may instead foreground the consuming action, such as animals that "devour" in Ezekiel 39:4; the paraphrase is not word-aligned.