Psalm 18:8:5Ps.18.8.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:9
תֹּאכֵל
toakhel
“devoured”
- Transliteration
- to-a-KHEL
- Extended
- TOH-ah-KHEEL
- IPA
- /toːˈʔɔːxɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- devoured
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
to-a-KHEL
- sentence
a-LE-ta a-SHAN be-a-PO ve-ESH-MI-PIV to-a-KHEL ge-KHA-lim ba-a-RU mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The imperfect form tokhel {תֹּאכֵל | tō-ʾḵēl} ‘devours’ adds enduring force to the fire.
In context — Psalm 18:8
Smoke went up from His nostrils, and fire from His mouth devours ; coals burned from Him.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:8, so the Hebrew word תֹּאכֵל (toakhel) 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.18.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.8.W5.S1) and character.