תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ
𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅
tokhelu
you may 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.
Leviticus 11:21 · Word #4
Lexicon H398
| Lemma | אָכַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤊𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼâkal |
| Strong's | H398 |
| In-context | you may eat |
Morphology HVqi2mp
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H398-85
you men will eat
| Root | אכל (ʾ-k-l) |
| Core Meanings | to eat, consume, devour, partake of food, consume by fire |
| Semantic Range | to eat food, to consume or devour (literal or figurative), to partake, to be consumed by fire, to live off or feed upon |
| Conceptual Significance | Eating in the Hebrew Bible signifies more than physical nourishment; it often marks covenant participation, fellowship, blessing, judgment (being consumed), or dependence on YHWH’s provision. The act of eating can symbolize both life-sustaining communion and destructive consumption. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect (yiqtol) 2nd person masculine plural; some forms may function jussively in context ("may you men eat"). The plural masculine ending -וּ marks a male group being addressed. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural, indicating an action performed by a group of males: "you men." The rendering "will eat" preserves the simple active sense of the Qal stem, reflecting the root idea of consuming or partaking. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אכל (to eat, consume, devour, partake of food, consume by fire)
| 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 |