Ezekiel 22:9:8Ezek.22.9.W8TAB
אָ֣כְלוּ
akhelu
“they ate”
- Transliteration
- a-KHE-lu
- Extended
- aa-KHEH-loo
- IPA
- /ʔɔːxəˈluː/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHE-lu
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHE-lu VAKH
- clause
ve-EL-he-ha-RIM a-KHE-lu VAKH zim-MA a-SU be-to-KHEKH
- sentence
an-SHE ra-KHIL ha-YU VAKH le-MA-an she-FAKH-DAM ve-EL-he-ha-RIM a-KHE-lu VAKH zim-MA a-SU be-to-KHEKH
Exegesis
The conjunction ve’el-heharim {וְאֶל־הֶֽהָרִים֙ | wə-ʾel-hē-hā-rîm} ‘and on the mountains’ begins a parallel clause followed by akhlu {אָ֣כְלוּ | ’ā-ḵə-lû} ‘they eat’ and another bakh {בָּ֔ךְ | bā-ḵ} ‘in you,’ suggesting ritual feasting.
In context — Ezekiel 22:9
In you are men of slander in order to shed blood, and on the mountains within you they eat; lewdness they commit in your midst.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 22:9, so the Hebrew word אָ֣כְלוּ (akhelu) 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.22.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.9.W8.S1) and character.