Daniel 3:8:7Dan.3.8.W7TAB
וַאֲכַ֥לוּ
vaakhalu
“devoured”
- Transliteration
- va-a-kha-LU
- Extended
- vah-ah-khah-LOO
- IPA
- /vaʔăxaˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- devoured
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-kha-LU
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-kha-LU kar-tsee-HON
- clause
va-a-kha-LU kar-tsee-HON DI ye-hu-da-YEH
- sentence
kol-ko-VEL de-NA beh-zim-NA ke-ri-VU goov-RIN kas-dah-EEN va-a-kha-LU kar-tsee-HON DI ye-hu-da-YEH
Exegesis
The idiomatic expression vaakhalu kartsehon di yehudaye {וַאֲכַלוּ קַרְצֵיהוֹן דִּי יְהוּדָיֵא | va-a-KHA-loo kar-TSE-hon DI ye-hu-DAH-ye} literally “they devoured their charges that the Jews” conveys “they brought a legal accusation against the Jews.” This construct chain with the relative particle di reflects Aramaic legal narrative style, and the nominal subject–verb order is adapted in English to preserve clarity while maintaining the formal sense.
In context — Daniel 3:8
Therefore, at that time, certain Chaldean men approached and brought charges against the Jews .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 3:8, so the Hebrew word וַאֲכַ֥לוּ (vaakhalu) 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 Dan.3.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.8.W7.S1) and character.