אֱכֹ֣ל
𐤀𐤊𐤋
ʼâkal
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.
kulya "to eat, consume" (Chokwe) · oolya "to eat (food)" (Makhuwa) · kulya "to eat" (Nyamwezi) +24 moreProverbs 23:7 · Word #7
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 HVqv2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | eat |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-28
Eat!
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal stem (simple active); imperative; 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of the root "to eat/consume." As a 2nd person masculine singular imperative, it is a direct command addressed to one male: "Eat!" |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Eat!
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "eat". The Hebrew uses the imperative אֱכֹל (a direct command). The angel is commanding Elijah to eat, so the standard punctuated rendering “Eat!” is appropriate. There is no contextual reason to omit the exclamation; standardize for consistency. |
Bantu Hebrew
אֱכֹ֣ל (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.