וְ/אָכַ֖ל
𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋
ʼâkal
and 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.
kulya "to eat, consume" (Chokwe) · oolya "to eat (food)" (Makhuwa) · kulya "to eat" (Nyamwezi) +24 moreGenesis 3:22 · Word #20
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 HC/Vqq3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and eat |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-116
and he consumed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction וְ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of the root "to eat/consume." The sequential perfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd masculine singular is rendered as a past narrative action, preserving both the conjunction and masculine singular subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and eat
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and he consumed' is too specific and misses the basic meaning. The imperfect denotes a potential or future action: 'and eat' is more accurate. |
Bantu Hebrew
וְ/אָכַ֖ל (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.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| kulya | to eat, consume | Chokwe |
| oolya | to eat (food) | Makhuwa |
| kulya | to eat | Nyamwezi |
| kulya | to eat | Sukuma |
| kũla | to eat, consume | Kamba |
| kuria | to eat | Meru |
| kũlya | to eat | Kikuyu |
| kuryá | to eat, devour | Runyankore |
| kulya | to eat | Luvale |
| kulya | to eat | Kaonde |
| ukulya | to eat | Lamba |
| kudya | to eat | Chichewa |
| okurya | to eat | Herero |
| kulya | to eat | Tonga |
| kulya | to eat | Lozi |
| kulya | to eat | Tumbuka |
| kulya | to eat | Kongo |
| kolya | to eat | Lingala |
| okulya | to eat | Luganda |
| kurya | to eat | Kinyarwanda |
| kurya | to eat | Kirundi |
| kudya | to eat | Shona |
| ukudla | to eat | Xhosa |
| ukudla | to eat | Zulu |
| kula | to eat | Swahili |
| ukulya | to eat | Bemba |
| okèlè | swallow lump of food (eating) | Yoruba |