Psalm 22:29:1Ps.22.29.W1TABWLC Psalms 22:30
אָכְל֬וֹ
akhelu
“they ate”
- Transliteration
- a-khe-LU
- Extended
- aah-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /ʔɔχˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-khe-LU
- phraseyour reading level
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS
- clause
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS le-fa-NAV yikh-re-U KAL-yor-DE a-FAR
- sentence
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS le-fa-NAV yikh-re-U KAL-yor-DE a-FAR ve-naf-SHO LO khi-YA
Exegesis
The verse begins with akhlu {אָכְלוּ | ʾā-khlû} ‘they have eaten’, immediately followed by vayishtakhuvu {וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ | way-yis̆-ta-ḥă-wû} ‘they have bowed down’, creating a sequence of consumption and worship.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-kaf-lamed
“to eat”
In context — Psalm 22:29
All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and bowed down; before Him shall kneel all who go down to the dust, and none can keep alive his own soul.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 22:29, so the Hebrew word אָכְל֬וֹ (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 Ps.22.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.29.W1.S1) and character.