Exodus 16:12:10Exod.16.12.W10TAB
תֹּאכְל֣וּ
tokhelu
“you shall eat”
- Transliteration
- to-khe-LU
- Extended
- toh-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /to.xəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall 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-khe-LU
- phraseyour reading level
to-khe-LU ba-SAR
- clause
sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem
- sentence
sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The sequential imperfects tōʾəklû and tiśbəʿû-lāḥem {תֹּאכְלוּ … תִּשְׂבְּעוּ־לָחֶם | tōʾəklû … tiśbəʿû-lāḥem} promise meat and bread satisfaction, while the vav-consecutive wîḏaʿtəm {וִידַעְתֶּם | wîḏaʿtəm} introduces the result clause.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph–kaf–lamed
“to eat”
In context — Exodus 16:12
I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be satisfied with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God .’
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 16:12, so the Hebrew word תֹּאכְל֣וּ (tokhelu) 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 Exod.16.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.12.W10.S1) and character.