Job 13:28:5Job.13.28.W5TAB
אֲכָ֣לוֹ
akhalo
“eats it”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-LO
- Extended
- ah-khaa-LOH
- IPA
- /ʔăχaˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- eats 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-LO ASH
- clause
ke-VE-ged a-kha-LO ASH
- sentence
ve-HU ke-ra-KAV yiv-le ke-VE-ged a-kha-LO ASH
Exegesis
The imperfect yivleh {יִבְלֶה | yiḇ-leh} conveys an ongoing wearing out, while the perfect akhalo ash {אֲכָלוֹ עָשׁ | ʾă-ḵā-lô ʿāš} places the action of consumption before the time of reference, yielding a vivid proverbial snapshot. English renders the first simile actively in formal (“consumed by a moth”) and in passive voice in dynamic (“eaten through by a moth”) to preserve the Hebrew verb-subject order and maintain the tight “like… like…” structure.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Kaf–Lamed
“to eat”
In context — Job 13:28
And he will waste away like rot, like a garment consumed by a moth.
About this coordinate
Job 13:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 13:28, so the Hebrew word אֲכָ֣לוֹ (akhalo) 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 Job.13.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.28.W5.S1) and character.