וַ/יֹּ֥אכַל
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋
ʼâkal
and he eats
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.
Isaiah 9:19 · Word #5
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/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he eats |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-113
and he consumed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal sequential imperfect 3ms denotes a simple past narrative action performed by a masculine singular subject. "Consumed" preserves the core root sense of eating or devouring, while allowing for the full semantic range of physical or figurative consumption. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he ate
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and he consumed' is possible, but the Hebrew verb in this context refers to literal eating; 'and he ate' better fits the context. |