אֻכְּל֥וּ
𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅
ʼâkal
were consumed
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 moreNehemiah 2:13 · Word #21
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 HVQp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | Q — Qal Passive — Simple passive |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | were consumed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-90
they were consumed
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal passive (Qal passive perfect); perfect; 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal passive perfect 3rd common plural indicates a completed action done to them. "They were consumed" preserves the passive voice and reflects the root sense of being eaten up or used up. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they were consumed
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately represents the passive past action indicated by the Hebrew verb. |
Bantu Hebrew
אֻכְּל֥וּ (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.