וְ/אָכְל֖וּ
𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅
ʼâkal
that they may 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.
Numbers 11:21 · Word #16
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/Vqq1cp
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 | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | that they may eat |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-122
and they consumed
| Morphological Notes | Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural, with prefixed conjunction וְ |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd person common plural denotes a completed action performed by 'they.' The rendering 'consumed' preserves the root sense of eating or devouring, while the prefixed conjunction וְ is reflected by 'and.' |
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