Deuteronomy 14:3:2Deut.14.3.W2TAB
תֹאכַ֖ל
toakhal
“eat”
- Transliteration
- to-a-KHAL
- Extended
- toh-a-KHAL
- IPA
- /toːˈʔaxal/
Meaning by language
- English
- eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
to-a-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
LO to-a-KHAL
- sentence
LO to-a-KHAL KOL to-ei-VAH
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ precedes the imperfect verb toʾakhal {תֹאכַל | tô-ʾa-khal} ‘you shall eat’ to form a prohibitive jussive clause.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-kaf-lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:3
You shall not eat any abomination .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:3, so the Hebrew word תֹאכַ֖ל (toakhal) 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.14.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.3.W2.S1) and character.