2 Samuel 19:42:162 Sam.19.42.W16TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:43
אָכַ֙לְנוּ֙
akhalnu
“we have eaten”
- Transliteration
- a-KHAL-nu
- Extended
- aa-KHAHL-noo
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈχal.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we have eaten
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHAL-nu
- phraseyour reading level
he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu
- clause
he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu
- sentence
va-YA-an KOL-ISH ye-hu-DA AL-ISH yis-ra-EL ki-ka-ROV ha-ME-lekh E-lai ve-LA-ma ZE kha-RA le-KHA al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu
Root and etymology
’-k-laleph–kaph–lamed
“food, to eat”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:42
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is near to us . Why are you angry about our bringing back the king? Have we eaten any of the king’s food or received anything for ourselves?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:42:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 19:42, so the Hebrew word אָכַ֙לְנוּ֙ (akhalnu) 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.19.42.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.42.W16.S1) and character.