2 Samuel 18:8:122 Sam.18.8.W12TAB
אָכְלָ֖ה
akhela
“it devoured”
- Transliteration
- a-khe-LA
- Extended
- aa-kheh-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔɔxəˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it devoured
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-khe-LA
- phraseyour reading level
me-a-SHER a-khe-LA
- sentence
vat-te-HI-SHAM ham-mil-kha-MA ne-fu-TSAT na-FO-tset al-pe-NE KAL-ha-A-rets va-ye-REV hay-YA-ar le-e-KHOL ba-AM me-a-SHER a-khe-LA ha-KHE-rev bay-YOM ha-HU
Exegesis
In the comparative clause me-asher akhlah ha-cherev {מֵאֲשֶׁר אָכְלָה הַחֶרֶב | mē·’a·šer ’ā·ḵläh hā·ḥe·reḇ} ‘more than the sword consumed,’ the Qal perfect highlights completed action, preserving the contrast.
Root and etymology
aleph–kaph–lamed
“to eat, devour”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:8
And the battle was scattered there and dispersed across the face of the whole land, and the forest consumed more people than the sword did on that day.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 18:8, so the Hebrew word אָכְלָ֖ה (akhela) 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 2 Sam.18.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.8.W12.S1) and character.