הָ/אֹ֣כְלִ֔ים

𐤄/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌

ʼâkal

who 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.

H398

Daniel 1:13 · Word #6

Lexicon H398

Lemmaאָכַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤊𐤋
Transliterationʼâkal
Strong'sH398
DefinitionTo 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 HTd/Vqrmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasewho eat

SIBI-P1 Translation H398-35

the eaters

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine plural, absolute state, with definite article (ה).
Rendering RationaleThe Qal active participle masculine plural with definite article denotes "the ones who are eating" or "the eaters." This preserves the root sense of consuming while reflecting the active participial form and plural masculine morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

the eaters

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'the eaters' captures the participial form with definite article, matching context where the reference is to those eating something specific.