Psalm 14:4:7Ps.14.4.W7TAB
אָ֣כְלוּ
akhlu
“they have eaten”
- Transliteration
- A-khlu
- Extended
- AA-khloo
- IPA
- /ˈʔaːχluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have eaten
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-khlu
- clause
A-ven okh-LE A-mi A-khlu LE-khem
- sentence
ha-LO ya-DE-u KOL-fo-a-LE A-ven okh-LE A-mi A-khlu LE-khem ye-ho-VAH LO ka-RA-u
Exegesis
The verb ʾā-ḵə-lū {אָכְלוּ | ʾā-ḵə-lū} plus object le-ḥem {לֶחֶם | le-ḥem} depicts them devouring my people like bread, indicating habitual exploitation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph–kaph–lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? They eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD .
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 14:4, so the Hebrew word אָ֣כְלוּ (akhlu) 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 Ps.14.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.4.W7.S1) and character.