תֹאכַ֖ל
𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋
tokhal
you shall eat
a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
Genesis 3:17 · Word #14
Lexicon H398
| Lemma | אָכַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤊𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼâkal |
| Strong's | H398 |
| In-context | you shall eat |
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 |
SIBI-P1 H398-76
you (masculine) shall consume
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem (simple active), imperfect (yiqtol) conjugation, 2nd person masculine singular. The imperfect may express future action, habitual action, or modal nuance depending on context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root אכל conveys the act of eating or consuming, whether literal food or something metaphorically devoured (such as fire consuming). The form is Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular, indicating simple active action performed by "you" (masculine singular), hence "you (masculine) shall consume." |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אכל (to eat, to consume, to devour, to partake)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H398-01 |
akhal | he consumed |
H398-02 |
akhalah | she consumed |
H398-03 |
akhalani | he devoured me |
Word Usage (815 occurrences of H398)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:16 | אָכֹ֥ל | akhol | eat |
| Genesis 2:16 | תֹּאכֵֽל | tokhel | you may eat |
| Genesis 2:17 | תֹאכַ֖ל | tokhal | you shall eat |