אֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם
𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤌
ʼâkal
you have eaten
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 29:5 · 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 HVqp2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you have eaten |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-12
you consumed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect (completed action), 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple active sense of the root אכל, meaning to eat or consume. The perfect 2nd person masculine plural form is rendered as a completed action addressed to a group of males: "you consumed." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you (masculine plural) ate
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "you have eaten". The Hebrew form (perfect 2mp) is a past tense usage here — “you did not eat” — so the standard rendering (“you (masculine plural) ate”) accurately reflects the grammar and meaning. The present‑perfect English (“you have eaten”) is a stylistic choice, not required by the context, so it should be changed for consistency. |
Bantu Hebrew
אֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם (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.