אָכַ֥לְתָּ
𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕
ʼâkal
you have eaten
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.
Proverbs 23:8 · Word #2
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 HVqp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you have eaten |
SIBI-P1 Translation H398-10
you ate
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal (simple active); perfect; 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of the root אכל, "to eat/consume." The perfect 2nd person masculine singular form indicates a completed action performed by a single male addressee: "you ate." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you ate
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "you have eaten". The Hebrew verb is a completed action (perfect) and can be rendered as simple past. The present‑perfect English "you have eaten" is not required by the context and would reduce consistency. Use the standard "you ate." |