1 Samuel 14:24:111 Sam.14.24.W11TAB
אֲשֶׁר־יֹ֨אכַל
asheryokhal
“who will eat”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-yo-KHAL
- Extended
- ah-shehr-yoh-KHAHL
- IPA
- /ʔă.ʃɛr.joˈʔχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- who will eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-yo-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem
- clause
va-yo-EL sha-UL et-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ad-ha-E-rev ve-nik-kam-TI me-o-VAI ve-LO TA-am kol-ha-AM LA-khem
- sentence
ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL ni-GAS ba-YOM ha-HU va-yo-EL sha-UL et-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ad-ha-E-rev ve-nik-kam-TI me-o-VAI ve-LO TA-am kol-ha-AM LA-khem
Exegesis
The imprecation formula ʾārūr ha-ʾîš ʾăšer-yōḵāl leḥem {אָרוּר הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יֹאכַל לֶחֶם | ʾārūr ha-ʾîš ʾăšer-yōḵāl leḥem} sets a covenantal boundary with “cursed is the man who eats food.”
Root and etymology
א-כ-ל
“eat”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:24
But the men of Israel were pressed that day, for Saul had bound the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats food until evening when I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 14:24, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־יֹ֨אכַל (asheryokhal) 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 Sam.14.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.24.W11.S1) and character.