Deuteronomy 14:9:2Deut.14.9.W2TAB
תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ
toakhlu
“you may eat”
- Transliteration
- to-akh-LU
- Extended
- toh-akh-LOO
- IPA
- /toːʔaxˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you may 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
to-akh-LU
- clause
ET-ze to-akh-LU mi-KOL a-SHER ba-MA-yim
- sentence
ET-ze to-akh-LU mi-KOL a-SHER ba-MA-yim KOL a-SHER-lo se-na-PIR ve-kas-KE-set to-a-KHE-lu
Exegesis
The verb tō-ḵə́-lû {תֹּאכְל֔וּ | tō-ḵə́-lû} in the imperfect 2nd person masculine plural expresses a continuing permission.
The repetition of tō’ə-ḵē-lû {תֹּאכֵֽלוּ | tō’ə-ḵē-lû} bookends the permission, reinforcing the command. The English colon approximates the Hebrew listing structure while preserving emphasis.
Root and etymology
א־כ־ל
“eat, consume”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:9
This you may eat of all that are in the waters: all that have a fin and a scale you may eat.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:9, so the Hebrew word תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ (toakhlu) 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.14.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.9.W2.S1) and character.