Exodus 16:35:11Exod.16.35.W11TAB
אָֽכְל֔וּ
akhlu
“they ate”
- Transliteration
- akh-LU
- Extended
- ahkh-LOO
- IPA
- /ʔaːx.ˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they ate
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
akh-LU
- clause
et-ha-MAN akh-LU ad-bo-AM el-ke-TSE E-rets ke-na-AN
- sentence
u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL akh-LU et-ha-MAN ar-ba-IM sha-NA ad-bo-AM el-E-rets no-SHA-vet et-ha-MAN akh-LU ad-bo-AM el-ke-TSE E-rets ke-na-AN
Exegesis
The verb akhlu {אָכְלוּ | ʾā-ḵə-lû} in the Qal perfect indicates completed action by the group.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph–kaf–lamed
“to eat”
In context — Exodus 16:35
And the sons of Israel ate the manna for forty years until they came to a settled region ; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:35:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 16:35, so the Hebrew word אָֽכְל֔וּ (akhlu) 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.16.35.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.35.W11.S1) and character.