Hebrew · H4069, H398 · unreviewed

מַדּוּעַ לֹא־אֲכַלְתֶּם

What (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why? · to eat (literally or figuratively)

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מַדּוּעַ H4069 what (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
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 מַדּוּעַ לֹא־אֲכַלְתֶּם (maddûaʿ lōʾ-ʾăḵaltem) mean in the Bible?

מַדּוּעַ · אָכַל is a Hebrew word meaning "what (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?". what (is) known?

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Meaning

what (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
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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