Ezekiel 19:12:14Ezek.19.12.W14TAB
אֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃
akhalathu
“consumed it”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-LAT-hu
- Extended
- ah-khaa-LAHT-heh-oo
- IPA
- /ʔăχaːˈlaːt.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ESH a-kha-LAT-hu
- clause
hit-par-KEU ve-ya-VE-shu ma-TE u-ZA ESH a-kha-LAT-hu
- sentence
va-tut-TASH be-khe-MA la-A-rets hush-la-KHA ve-RU-akh ha-ka-DIM ho-VISH pir-YA hit-par-KEU ve-ya-VE-shu ma-TE u-ZA ESH a-kha-LAT-hu
Exegesis
The final clause esh akhalathehu {אֵשׁ אֲכָלָתְהוּ | ʾēš ʾă-ḵā-laṯ-hû} ‘fire consumed them’ underscores irreversible destruction.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph–kaf–lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Ezekiel 19:12
She was uprooted in fury and cast down to the earth; the east wind dried up her fruit. Her strong rods were snapped off and withered; fire consumed them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ezekiel 19:12, so the Hebrew word אֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃ (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.19.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.12.W14.S1) and character.