אָֽכְלָה֙
𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄
ʼâkal
it has consumed
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.
kuryá "to eat, devour" (Runyankore) · oolya "to eat (food)" (Makhuwa) · kũlya "to eat" (Kikuyu) +24 moreNumbers 21:28 · Word #8
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 HVqp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | it has consumed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-17
she consumed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person feminine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular form denotes a completed action performed by a feminine singular subject. "She consumed" preserves the core root sense of eating or devouring while reflecting the feminine singular morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
she ate
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "consumed". The Hebrew verb is אֲכָלָה (3fs) with אֵשׁ (fire, feminine) as subject — literally “she ate” (devoured). The context does not require a different nuance; “consumed” is a paraphrase, so for consistency use the standard rendering “she ate.” |
Bantu Hebrew
אָֽכְלָה֙ (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 |
|---|---|---|
| kuryá | to eat, devour | Runyankore |
| oolya | to eat (food) | Makhuwa |
| kũlya | to eat | Kikuyu |
| kuria | to eat | Meru |
| kũla | to eat, consume | Kamba |
| kulya | to eat | Sukuma |
| kulya | to eat | Nyamwezi |
| kulya | to eat, consume | Chokwe |
| okurya | to eat | Herero |
| kulya | to eat | Luvale |
| kulya | to eat | Kaonde |
| ukulya | to eat | Lamba |
| 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 |
| kudya | to eat | Chichewa |
| ukudla | to eat | Xhosa |
| ukudla | to eat | Zulu |
| kula | to eat | Swahili |
| ukulya | to eat | Bemba |
| okèlè | swallow lump of food (eating) | Yoruba |