What does אָכַל · שָׁתָה mean in the Bible?
אָכַל · שָׁתָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to eat and drink".
Hebrew · H398, H8354
וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ
To eat (literally or figuratively) · to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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אָכַלH398to eat (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationakal
Encompasses consuming and destruction; figuratively denotes covenant violation, judgment, or moral corruption through eating imagery.
Open lexicon entry →שָׁתָהH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationšātāh
To drink; figuratively to absorb or consume—often used of God drinking judgment or wrath against nations.
Open lexicon entry →What does וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ (vayyo'khelu vayishtu) mean in the Bible?
אָכַל · שָׁתָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to eat and drink".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H398, H8354?
H398, H8354 is connected to 1,032 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to eat and drink
Source Gloss
to eat and drink
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms407
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense357×
Imperfect1Sam 9:13 · 1Sam 14:24 · 1Sam 14:28 · 2Sam 9:10 · Amos 4:9 · Deut 28:33 · Deut 28:55 · Eccl 2:25 · Eccl 5:11 · Eccl 5:16 · Exod 12:43 · Exod 12:45 · Exod 12:48 · Exod 29:33 · Gen 49:27 · Isa 7:15211×
Perfect1Kgs 13:28 · 1Kgs 21:4 · 1Sam 14:30 · 1Sam 20:34 · 1Sam 28:20 · 1Sam 30:12 · Exod 34:28 · Ezek 18:6 · Ezek 18:11 · Ezek 18:15 · Ezek 19:3 · Ezek 19:6 · Ezra 10:6 · Jer 22:15 · Job 21:25 · Job 31:1771×
Participle active1Chr 12:40 · 1Kgs 1:25 · 1Kgs 4:20 · 1Kgs 18:19 · 1Kgs 21:5 · 1Sam 30:16 · 2Sam 9:11 · 2Sam 9:13 · Deut 4:24 · Deut 9:3 · Exod 12:15 · Exod 12:19 · Exod 24:17 · Ezek 36:13 · Gen 39:6 · Gen 40:1737×
Infinitive absolute1Sam 14:30 · 2Chr 31:10 · 2Kgs 4:43 · 2Kgs 19:29 · Gen 2:16 · Gen 31:15 · Hag 1:6 · Isa 21:5 · Isa 22:13 · Isa 37:30 · Joel 2:26 · Lev 10:18 · Prov 25:2714×
Sequential imperfect1Kgs 18:41 · 1Kgs 19:5 · 1Kgs 19:7 · 1Kgs 21:7 · 1Sam 9:24 · Eccl 9:7 · Ezek 3:1 · Prov 23:7 · Prov 24:13 · Prov 25:16 · Neh 8:10 · Song 5:113×
JussiveEsth 4:16 · Exod 12:9 · Judg 13:4 · Judg 13:7 · 1Kgs 13:22 · Exod 12:44 · Judg 13:147×
Infinitive construct1Sam 1:9 · Deut 12:23 · Gen 3:113×
CohortativeDeut 12:201×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action41×
ImperfectDeut 12:22 · Exod 12:16 · Exod 12:46 · Exod 13:3 · Exod 13:7 · Exod 21:28 · Exod 29:34 · Ezek 45:21 · Gen 6:21 · Lev 7:6 · Lev 7:15 · Lev 7:16 · Lev 7:18 · Lev 7:19 · Lev 11:34 · Lev 11:4139×
Infinitive absoluteLev 7:18 · Lev 19:72×
Qal passive5×
PerfectNah 1:10 · Neh 2:3 · Neh 2:133×
Participle passiveExod 3:21×
ImperfectIsa 1:201×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action4×
ImperfectEzek 3:3 · Hos 11:42×
PerfectExod 16:321×
Participle activeJer 23:151×
Word Origins
וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ is a primitive root - no further derivation.