שֶׁ/יֹּאכַ֣ל
𐤔/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋
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.
Ecclesiastes 3:13 · Word #4
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 HTr/Vqi3ms
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 |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-70
that he eats
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular, prefixed with subordinating particle שֶׁ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of אכל, expressing simple active action. The prefixed שֶׁ marks subordination, yielding "that he eats," preserving both the root sense of consuming and the masculine singular subject. |
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