תֹאכַ֤ל
𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋
ʼâkal
you shall eat
To consume food by eating, to partake of nourishment. Beyond literal ingestion, it can also mean to destroy, consume, or use up in various contexts. May refer figuratively to the act of consuming, destroying, or experiencing something, including fire consuming objects, land being 'eaten' by locusts, or someone enduring suffering.
kulya "to eat, consume" (Chokwe) · oolya "to eat (food)" (Makhuwa) · kulya "to eat" (Nyamwezi) +24 moreDeuteronomy 16:3 · Word #2
Lexicon H398
| Lemma | אָכַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤊𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼâkal |
| Strong's | H398 |
| Definition | To consume food by eating, to partake of nourishment. Beyond literal ingestion, it can also mean to destroy, consume, or use up in various contexts. May refer figuratively to the act of consuming, destroying, or experiencing something, including fire consuming objects, land being 'eaten' by locusts, or someone enduring suffering. |
Morphology HVqi2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you shall eat |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-76
you will eat
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem (simple active), imperfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular form expresses a simple, active action performed by a male singular subject. "You will eat" preserves the core sense of consuming while reflecting the imperfect aspect and masculine singular morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you will eat
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 correctly renders the second person singular verb in context, denoting the action addressed to the listener. |
Bantu Hebrew
תֹאכַ֤ל (ʼâkal) — To consume food by eating, to partake of nourishment. Beyond literal ingestion, it can also mean to destroy, consume, or use up in various contexts. May refer figuratively to the act of consuming, destroying, or experiencing something, including fire consuming objects, land being 'eaten' by locusts, or someone enduring suffering.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| kulya | to eat, consume | Chokwe |
| oolya | to eat (food) | Makhuwa |
| kulya | to eat | Nyamwezi |
| kulya | to eat | Sukuma |
| kũla | to eat, consume | Kamba |
| kuria | to eat | Meru |
| kũlya | to eat | Kikuyu |
| kuryá | to eat, devour | Runyankore |
| kulya | to eat | Luvale |
| kulya | to eat | Kaonde |
| ukulya | to eat | Lamba |
| kudya | to eat | Chichewa |
| okurya | to eat | Herero |
| kulya | to eat | Tonga |
| kulya | to eat | Lozi |
| kulya | to eat | Tumbuka |
| kulya | to eat | Kongo |
| kolya | to eat | Lingala |
| okulya | to eat | Luganda |
| kurya | to eat | Kinyarwanda |
| kurya | to eat | Kirundi |
| kudya | to eat | Shona |
| ukudla | to eat | Xhosa |
| ukudla | to eat | Zulu |
| kula | to eat | Swahili |
| ukulya | to eat | Bemba |
| okèlè | swallow lump of food (eating) | Yoruba |