לֶֽ/אֱכָל
𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋
ʼâkal
to 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.
Genesis 37:25 · Word #2
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 HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to eat |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-49
to eat
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct; prefixed לְ marks purpose or result but the core form is the Qal infinitive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal infinitive construct of אכל, expressing the simple verbal action in its basic stem. "To eat" preserves the root’s primary sense of consuming or devouring without contextual narrowing. |
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