1 Kings 19:7:81 Kgs.19.7.W8TAB
אֱכֹ֑ל
ekhol
“eat”
- Transliteration
- e-KHOL
- Extended
- eh-KHOHL
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈxoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
e-KHOL
- phraseyour reading level
KUM e-KHOL
- clause
va-ya-SHAV mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH she-NIT va-yig-GA-VO va-yo-MER KUM e-KHOL
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH she-NIT va-yig-GA-VO va-yo-MER KUM e-KHOL KI RAV mim-me-KHA ha-DA-rekh
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive imperfect vay-yō-mer {וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | wa-yō-mer} introduces direct speech, comprising the imperatives qum {ק֣וּם | qûm} ‘arise’ and ekhol {אֱכֹ֑ל | ’ĕ-khol} ‘eat,’ linked by ki {כִּ֛י | kî} ‘for/because’ to signal the explanatory clause.
In context — 1 Kings 19:7
The angel of the LORD returned a second time and touched him, then said, “Arise and eat, for the journey overtaxes you.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 19:7, so the Hebrew word אֱכֹ֑ל (ekhol) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.19.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.7.W8.S1) and character.