אֱכָל
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 24:13 · Word #1
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 H398-27
Eat!
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | This is a Qal imperative, second person masculine singular, expressing a direct command to perform the basic root action of eating or consuming. "Eat!" preserves the primary, concrete sense of the root without adding contextual nuance. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Eat!
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "Eat". Hebrew phrase (בני אכול דבש) is an imperative—’My son, eat honey.’ The exclamation mark simply marks the command tone and is not grammatically misleading; there is no contextual reason to omit it, so use the standard rendering. |
Bantu Hebrew
אֱכָל (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.