וְ/אָכְל֥וּ

𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅

ʼâkal

and they 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.

H398

Exodus 12:8 · Word #1

Lexicon H398

Lemmaאָכַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤊𐤋
Transliterationʼâkal
Strong'sH398
DefinitionTo 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 HC/Vqq3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phraseand they shall eat

SIBI-P1 Translation H398-122

and they consumed

Morphological NotesQal perfect, 3rd person common plural, with prefixed conjunction וְ
Rendering RationaleThe Qal perfect 3rd person common plural denotes a completed action performed by 'they.' The rendering 'consumed' preserves the root sense of eating or devouring, while the prefixed conjunction וְ is reflected by 'and.'

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