הָ/אֹכֵ֤ל
𐤄/𐤀𐤊𐤋
ʼâkal
the one eating
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 moreIsaiah 59:5 · Word #7
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 HTd/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the one eating |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-33
the food
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article (הָ), from root אכל. |
| Rendering Rationale | This is the masculine singular noun אֹכֶל with the definite article, denoting that which is eaten. Rendering it as "the food" preserves its derivation from the root meaning "to eat/consume" while reflecting its definite, singular form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the one eating
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'the food' is a lexical error; the participle refers to an agent ('the eater' or 'the one eating'), not an object. Correction aligns with SILEX, as this is the subject in context. |
| P1 Flag | wrong lexeme: P1 renders as a noun object "food" instead of the participial agent |
Bantu Hebrew
הָ/אֹכֵ֤ל (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.