אָכְל֥וּ
𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅
ʼâkal
they ate
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 more2 Kings 23:9 · Word #12
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 — Simple active |
| 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 | they ate |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-19
they consumed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | Qal perfect 3rd person common plural indicates a completed action performed by 'they.' 'They consumed' preserves the root sense of eating or using up while allowing for both literal and figurative consumption. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they ate
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'They consumed' in P1 is root-faithful, but P2 should reflect the act of eating in context, not general consumption; 'they ate' is most accurate here per SILEX. |
Bantu Hebrew
אָכְל֥וּ (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.