Deuteronomy 23:24:5Deut.23.24.W5TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:25
וְאָכַלְתָּ
veakhalta
“and you may eat”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-KHAL-ta
- Extended
- veh-aa-KHAL-tah
- IPA
- /vəʔaːˈxal.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you may 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-KHAL-ta
- phraseyour reading level
be-KE-rem re-e-KHA ve-a-KHAL-ta a-na-VIM ke-naf-SHE-kha sa-ve-e-KHA ve-EL-KEL-ye-kha LO ti-TEN
- sentence
KI ta-VO be-KE-rem re-e-KHA ve-a-KHAL-ta a-na-VIM ke-naf-SHE-kha sa-ve-e-KHA ve-EL-KEL-ye-kha LO ti-TEN
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive veakhalta {וְאָכַלְתָּ | wə-ʼā-khal-tā} grants permission to eat anavim {עֲנָבִים | ʿa-nâ-vîm}, bounded by the idiom kenafshekha savekha {כְּנַפְשְׁךָ שָׂבְעֶךָ | kə-nap̄-ʃê-kā să-ḇə-ʿê-kā} expressing eating to capacity.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:24
When you step into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat grapes until your appetite is satisfied, but you shall not deposit any in your own vessel .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 23:24, so the Hebrew word וְאָכַלְתָּ (veakhalta) 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.23.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.24.W5.S1) and character.