Exodus 16:25:3Exod.16.25.W3TAB
אִכְלֻ֣הוּ
ikhluhu
“eat it”
- Transliteration
- ikh-LU-hu
- Extended
- ihkh-LOO-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔixˈlu.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- eat it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ikh-LU-hu
- phraseyour reading level
ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM ki-sha-BAT ha-YOM la-yeh-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM ki-sha-BAT ha-YOM la-yeh-ho-VAH ha-YOM LO tim-tsa-U-hu ba-sa-DE
Exegesis
The Qal imperative ikhluhu {אִכְלֻהוּ | ʾiḵ-lu-hû} ‘eat it’ addresses the community.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph–kaf–lamed
“to eat”
In context — Exodus 16:25
Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is the Sabbath to the LORD ; you will not find it in the field.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 16:25, so the Hebrew word אִכְלֻ֣הוּ (ikhluhu) 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.16.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.25.W3.S1) and character.