וַ/יֹּאכַֽל

𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋

vayokhal

and he ate

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.

H398

Genesis 3:6 · Word #21

Lexicon H398

Lemmaאָכַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤊𐤋
Transliterationʼâkal
Strong'sH398
In-contextand he ate

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H398-113

and he consumed

Morphological NotesVerb in the Qal stem, wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular; denotes sequential past narrative action: "and he ate/consumed."
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past action in narrative sequence: "and he…" The rendering "consumed" preserves the core sense of אכל as eating or consuming, whether literal food or something figuratively devoured or destroyed.

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Words from Root אכל (to eat, consume, devour, burn up, 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