הַאֲכִלֵ֣/הוּ
𐤄𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤄𐤅
haakhilehu
give him
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.
Proverbs 25:21 · Word #4
Lexicon H398
| Lemma | אָכַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤊𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼâkal |
| Strong's | H398 |
| In-context | give him |
Morphology HVhv2ms/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H398-29
Cause him to eat!
| Root | אכל (ʾ-k-l) |
| Core Meanings | to eat, consume, devour, partake of food |
| Semantic Range | to eat food, to consume, to devour, to feed or cause to eat, to be consumed (figuratively of fire or judgment) |
| Conceptual Significance | Eating in the Hebrew Bible signifies sustenance, hospitality, covenant fellowship, and at times destructive consumption (e.g., fire devouring). The causative form highlights responsibility for another’s provision, underscoring themes of care, obligation, and divine or human agency in sustaining life. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperative 2nd masculine singular (הַאֲכִלֵה) with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (־הוּ), from the root אכל (to eat). The Hiphil stem conveys causative action: "cause to eat, feed." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Hiphil imperative masculine singular with a third masculine singular suffix, literally commanding a male addressee to cause him to eat. Rendering it as "Cause him to eat!" preserves the causative force of the Hiphil stem and the 3ms object, rather than flattening it to the common translation "give him." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אכל (to eat, consume, devour, partake of food)
| 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 |