יֹאכַ֣ל
𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋
ʼâkal
will 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 27:18 · Word #3
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 HVqi3ms
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 | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | will eat |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-154
he will consume
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem (simple active), imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular denotes a simple active action by a masculine singular subject in incomplete/future aspect. "He will consume" preserves the core root sense of eating or consuming while allowing for both literal and extended uses inherent in אכל. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he will eat
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted P1 from 'he will consume' to 'he will eat' for proper context; the verb here directly relates to eating the fruit of a fig tree, not general consumption or destruction. |
Bantu Hebrew
יֹאכַ֣ל (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.