Hebrew · H376, H6310, H398 · unreviewed

אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ

A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to · to eat (literally or figuratively)

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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Pronunciation ish

Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought

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פֶּה H6310 the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to

Pronunciation peh

Speech-organ extended to mean edge, boundary, or measure; "according to the mouth" expresses conformity.

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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 אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ (ish lefi okhlo) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · פֶּה · אָכַל is a Hebrew word meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".

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Meaning

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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

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.).

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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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