Numbers 18:10:3Num.18.10.W3TAB
תֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ
toakhlenu
“you shall eat it”
- Transliteration
- to-akh-le-NU
- Extended
- toh-akh-leh-NU
- IPA
- /to.ʔaχaˈlennu/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall eat it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-akh-le-NU
- clause
be-KO-desh ha-ko-da-SHIM to-akh-le-NU
- sentence
be-KO-desh ha-ko-da-SHIM to-akh-le-NU kol-za-KHAR yo-a-KHAL o-TO KO-desh yih-yeh-LAKH
Exegesis
The imperfect toakhlenu {תֹּאכֲלֶנּוּ | tō-ā-khe-len-nû} ‘you shall eat it’ specifies a singular priestly duty.
Root and etymology
ʾ-K-Laleph-kaf-lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Numbers 18:10
In a most holy place you shall eat it; every male shall eat it; it shall be holy for you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 18:10, so the Hebrew word תֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ (toakhlenu) 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 Num.18.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.10.W3.S1) and character.