Genesis 14:24:4Gen.14.24.W4TAB
אֽ͏ָכְל֣וּ
akhelu
“ate”
- Transliteration
- a-khe-LU
- Extended
- ah-khe-LOO
- IPA
- /ʔaː.xəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-SHER a-khe-LU ha-ne-a-RIM
- clause
bi-le-a-DAI RAK a-SHER a-khe-LU ha-ne-a-RIM ve-KHE-lek ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER ha-le-KHU it-TI
- sentence
bi-le-a-DAI RAK a-SHER a-khe-LU ha-ne-a-RIM ve-KHE-lek ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER ha-le-KHU it-TI a-NER esh-KOL u-mam-RE HEM yi-ke-KHU khel-KAM
Exegesis
The following particle rak {רַק | raq} ‘only’ narrows the exception and governs the two elements that are allowed: first, the relative clause asher akhelu ha-ne'arim {אֲשֶׁר אָכְלוּ הַנְּעָרִים | ʾă-šer ʾā-ḵəlû han-ne-ʿā-rîm} “what the young men have eaten,” where the perfect verb ʾāḵəlû presents the consumption as a completed past action that cannot be returned.
In context — Genesis 14:24
As for me, only what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me—Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre—let them take their portion.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 14:24, so the Hebrew word אֽ͏ָכְל֣וּ (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 Gen.14.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.24.W4.S1) and character.