יֹאכֵלֽוּ/ן
𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅/𐤍
ʼâkal
they-shall-eat-them
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 moreDeuteronomy 18:1 · Word #15
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 HVqi3mp/Sn
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | they-shall-eat-them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-165
they will consume
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, with paragogic nun; simple active stem indicating ongoing or future action by a masculine plural subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural denotes a simple, incomplete action performed by “they.” "Will consume" preserves the root sense of eating/consuming while allowing for both literal and extended uses inherent in אכל. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they will consume
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'They will consume' directly corresponds to the Hebrew verb יֹאכֵלוּן and is fully appropriate in this context. |
Bantu Hebrew
יֹאכֵלֽוּ/ן (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.