Ezekiel 15:4:8Ezek.15.4.W8TAB
אָכְלָ֤ה
akhela
“has consumed”
- Transliteration
- a-khe-LA
- Extended
- aa-kheh-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔɔxəˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has consumed
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-khe-LA
- phraseyour reading level
a-khe-LA ha-ESH
- clause
ET she-NEI ke-tso-TAI-v a-khe-LA ha-ESH ve-to-KHO na-KHAR ha-yits-LAKH lim-la-A-kha
- sentence
hi-NE la-ESH ni-TAN le-A-kha-LA ET she-NEI ke-tso-TAI-v a-khe-LA ha-ESH ve-to-KHO na-KHAR ha-yits-LAKH lim-la-A-kha
Exegesis
Shenei ketzotav akhlah {שְׁנֵי קְצוֹתָיו אָכְלָה} ‘the fire has consumed both its ends’ employs a dual construct to emphasize complete destruction of extremities.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–kaf–lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Ezekiel 15:4
Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel; the fire has consumed both its ends , and its middle is charred. Will it succeed for any work?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 15:4, so the Hebrew word אָכְלָ֤ה (akhela) 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 Ezek.15.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.4.W8.S1) and character.