Hebrew · H2088, H398 · unreviewed

אֶת־זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ

The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that · to eat (literally or figuratively)

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זֶה H2088 the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
אָכַל H398 to eat (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation akal
Encompasses consuming and destruction; figuratively denotes covenant violation, judgment, or moral corruption through eating imagery.
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What does אֶת־זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ (ʾet-zeh tōʾḵĕlû) mean in the Bible?

זֶה · אָכַל is a Hebrew word meaning "these you may eat".

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Meaning

these you may eat
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 407 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 259 Perfect 72 Participle 38 Infinitive absolute 16 Imperative 13 Infinitive construct 3 Perfective 3 Cohortative 1 Participle passive 1 Imperfective 1
Stem
Qal 357 Niphal 41 Qal passive 5 Hiphil 4
Mood
Indicative/jussive 240 Indicative 72 Imperative 13 Indicative/cohortative 12 Jussive 7
OT Occurrences
Gen 2:16 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 2:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 2:17 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 3:1 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 3:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 3:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 3:11 Qal · Infinitive construct Gen 3:11 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 3:14 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 3:17 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 3:19 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 6:21 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 9:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 14:24 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 24:33 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 31:15 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 31:38 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 32:33 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 39:6 Qal · Participle Gen 40:17 Qal · Participle Gen 43:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 43:25 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 49:27 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 3:2 Qal passive · Participle passive Exod 12:7 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:9 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Exod 12:11 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:15 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:15 Qal · Participle Exod 12:16 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:18 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:19 Qal · Participle Exod 12:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:43 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:44 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Exod 12:45 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:46 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:48 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 13:3 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive +367 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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