יֹ֣אכַל
𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋
ʼâkal
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.
kuryá "to eat, devour" (Runyankore) · oolya "to eat (food)" (Makhuwa) · kũlya "to eat" (Kikuyu) +24 moreNumbers 23:24 · Word #10
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 HVqi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | he eats |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-154
he will consume
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem (simple active), imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular denotes a simple active action by a masculine singular subject in incomplete/future aspect. "He will consume" preserves the core root sense of eating or consuming while allowing for both literal and extended uses inherent in אכל. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he will eat
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "he consumes". The Hebrew here reads as a non-continuous action (’ad‑’aḵlô — “until he eats/has eaten”), and most English versions render it as a future/perfect action (“eat”/“have eaten” or “will eat”). The present-tense, continuous wording “he consumes” is a stylistic shift from the standard and not required by the context. Using the standard “he will eat” keeps consistent rendering and accurately reflects the Hebrew sense (“they/he will not lie down until he eats”). |
Bantu Hebrew
יֹ֣אכַל (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 |