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2 Samuel 22:39

“And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אָכַלʼâkal · aw-kal'
H398 · Hebrew
Definition
to eat (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
Grammar
  • וָ — conjunction
  • אֲכַלֵּ֥ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular
  • ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vpw1cs/Sp3mp
Usage
Occurs 815 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:16Genesis 2:16Genesis 2:17Genesis 2:17Genesis 3:1

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָכַל here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.