Ezekiel 15:5:9Ezek.15.5.W9TAB
אֲכָלַ֙תְהוּ֙
akhalathu
“has eaten it or consumed it”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-lat-HU
- Extended
- ah-khaa-laht-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔăxaːˈlat.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has eaten it or consumed it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
a-kha-lat-HU
- phraseyour reading level
AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU
- clause
AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU va-ye-KHAR ve-na-a-SA OD lim-la-a-KHA
- sentence
hi-NE bi-he-yo-TO ta-MIM LO ye-a-SE lim-la-a-KHA AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU va-ye-KHAR ve-na-a-SA OD lim-la-a-KHA
Exegesis
The compound verb sequence esh akhalathu vayyekhar {אֵ֤שׁ אֲכָלַ֙תְהוּ֙ וַיֵּחָ֔ר | ʾēš ʾă-ḵā-laṯ-hū way-yē-ḥār} “when fire has consumed it and it is charred” presents perfect passive results.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–kaf–lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Ezekiel 15:5
Behold, when it was whole , it was not fit for any work ; how much less, after fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be fit for any work?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 15:5, so the Hebrew word אֲכָלַ֙תְהוּ֙ (akhalathu) 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.15.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.5.W9.S1) and character.