Deuteronomy 14:29:13Deut.14.29.W13TAB
וְאָכְל֖וּ
veakhlu
“and they shall eat”
- Transliteration
- ve-akh-LU
- Extended
- veh-akh-LOO
- IPA
- /vəʔɔxˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-akh-LU
- clause
u-VA ha-le-VI KI EIN-LO KHE-lek ve-na-kha-LA im-MAKH ve-ha-GER ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA a-SHER bish-a-re-KHA ve-akh-LU ve-sa-VE-u
- sentence
u-VA ha-le-VI KI EIN-LO KHE-lek ve-na-kha-LA im-MAKH ve-ha-GER ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA a-SHER bish-a-re-KHA ve-akh-LU ve-sa-VE-u le-MA-an ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL-ma-a-SEH yad-KHA a-SHER ta-a-SE
Exegesis
The results clause ve-ʾaḵ-lû wə-sā-ve-ʿû {וְאָכְלוּ וְשָׂבֵעוּ} ‘and they eat and they become satisfied’ uses consecutive perfects.
Root and etymology
א־כ־לʾ-k-l
“to eat, consume”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:29
And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the sojourner , and the orphan, and the widow who are within your gates, shall come and eat and be satisfied, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:29:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 14:29, so the Hebrew word וְאָכְל֖וּ (veakhlu) 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 Deut.14.29.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.29.W13.S1) and character.