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Hebrew wordlink #290348

OSHB Isa 23:18 לֶאֱכֹל (le, ʼₑkol) Strongs=l, 398 Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אָכַל’
contextual morpheme glosses=‘for, eating’ morpheme glosses=‘for, food’
Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct
Year=-715 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Isaiah

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The word form ‘לֶאֱכֹל’ (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct) is always and only glossed as ‘for, eating’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אָכַל’’ have 7 different glosses: ‘(to),food’, ‘by,eating’, ‘for,eating’, ‘to,consume’, ‘to,devour’, ‘to,eat’, ‘to,eat_[it]’.

Hebrew words (28) other than לֶאֱכֹל (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct) with a gloss related to ‘eating’

Have 28 other words (לְבָרוֹת, אֹכְלִים, אֹכְלִים, מֵאֲכֹל, אוֹכֵל, אֹכֵל, אֹכְלִים, הָאֹכְלִים, וְאָכֹל, אָכֹל, אֹכְלִים, אֹכְלִים, אוֹכֵל, אֹכְלִים, אֹכֵל, הָאֹכְלִים, הָאֹכְלִים, אֹכֵל, אֹכֵל, אֹכְלִים, אָכוֹל, הָאֹכְלִים, וְאֹכֵל, אָכוֹל, הָאֹכְלִים, תֹאכְלִי, אֹכֵל, הָאֹכְלִים) with 5 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘אָכַל’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘אָכַל’, Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘בָּרוּת’, Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘אָכַל’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘אָכַל’)

GEN 39:6 אוֹכֵל (ʼōkēl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[was]_eating’ word gloss=‘ate’ OSHB GEN 39:6 word 16

OET-LV: 6 And_he _left all _of that to_him/it in_the _hand _of Yōşēf and_not he _knew with_him/it anything if/because (if) the_food which he was_eating and_he/it _was Yōşēf handsome _of form and_handsome _of appearance. (GEN_39:6)

OET-RV: 6 Potifar left all his belonging in Yosef’s charge, so much so that he didn’t have to think about anything else beyond what he wanted to eat.
¶ Now Yosef had developed into a well-built and handsome young man, (GEN 39:6)

GEN 40:17 אֹכֵל (ʼokēl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[was]_eating’ word gloss=‘eating’ OSHB GEN 40:17 word 9

OET-LV: 17 And_was_in_basket (the)_upper from_all the _food _of Parˊoh the_work _of a _baker and_the_bird was_eating DOM_them from the_basket from_under my_head. (GEN_40:17)

OET-RV: 17 In the top basket there were various kinds of food for Far’oh—baker’s goods—but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.” (GEN 40:17)

GEN 43:32 הָאֹכְלִים (hāʼoklīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘אָכַל’ word gloss=‘the_ones_eating’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[who, were]_eating’ morpheme glosses=‘the, ate’ OSHB GEN 43:32 word 7

OET-LV: 32 And_they _set to_him/it for_him/it_being _alone and_for_them them_alone and_for_Miʦrayim/(Egypt)ians the_ones _eating with_him/it them_alone if/because not they_were _able the_Miʦrayimians to_eat with the_ˊIⱱrī/(Hebrews) food if/because is_an _abomination it to_Miʦrayim. (GEN_43:32)

OET-RV: 32 So the servants served Yosef at his own table, and served the brothers separately and the Egyptians who were eating with him separately again (because Egyptians won’t eat together with Hebrews, because Egyptians would find that demeaning). (GEN 43:32)

JOS 24:13 אֹכְלִים (ʼoklīm) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[are]_eating’ word gloss=‘eat’ OSHB JOS 24:13 word 20

OET-LV: 13 And_I _gave to/for_you(pl) a _land which not you _had _laboured for_it and_cities which not you(pl)_had _built and_you(pl)_dwelt (is)_in_them vineyards and_olive _trees which not you(pl)_had _planted you(pl) are_eating. (JOS_24:13)

OET-RV: 13 So I gave you all a land which you didn’t earn yourselves and cities to live in that you all didn’t build yourselves. You all are benefitting from vineyards and olive groves that you didn’t plant.” (JOS 24:13)

JDG 14:9 וְאָכֹל (vəʼākol) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘אָכַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, eating’ morpheme glosses=‘and, eating’ OSHB JDG 14:9 word 6

OET-LV: 9 And_he_scraped _it _out into palms _of_his and_he/it _went going and_eating and_he/it _went to his/its_father and_near/to his/its_mother and_he/it _gave to/for_them and_they _ate and_not he _told to/for_them if/because _that from_the _carcass _of the _lion he _had _scraped _out the_honey. (JDG_14:9)

OET-RV: 9 He filled his cupped hands with honey, and continued along—walking and eating as he went to where his parents were. He even gave some to them to try, but he didn’t tell them that he had scooped it out of the carcass of a dead lion. (JDG 14:9)

1 SAM 1:8 תֹאכְלִי (toʼkəlī) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘are_you_eating’ word gloss=‘eat’ OSHB 1 SAM 1:8 word 10

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _said to/for_her/it ʼElqānāh her/its_husband/man Oh _Ḩannāh to/for_what _(why) are _you _weeping and_to/for_what _(why) not are _you _eating and_to/for_what _(why) is _it _sad your(fs)_heart am_not am_I good to/for_you(fs) from_ten sons. (SA1_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then Elkanah would ask her, “Hannah, why are you crying? And why aren’t you eating? And why are you so upset? Isn’t it better having me than having ten sons?” (SA1 1:8)

1 SAM 30:16 אֹכְלִים (ʼoklīm) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘eating’ word gloss=‘eating’ OSHB 1 SAM 30:16 word 8

OET-LV: 16 And_he_took _him _down and_see/lo/see they_were_spread _out over the _surface _of all _of the_earth/land eating and_drinking and_celebrating in_all _of the_plunder (the)_great which they _had _taken from_the _land _of the_Fəlishtiy and_from_the _land _of Yəhūdāh. (SA1_30:16)

OET-RV: 16 So he took David down to the plain, and sure enough, there were the Amalekites spread out, eating and drinking and celebrating because of all the plunder that they had taken from the Philistine and Yehudah regions. (SA1 30:16)

2 SAM 9:11 אֹכֵל (ʼokēl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[was]_eating’ word gloss=‘ate’ OSHB 2 SAM 9:11 word 16

OET-LV: 11 And_ Tsīⱱāʼ _he/it _said to the_king according_to _all that my_master he _will _command the_king DOM servant _of_his so servant _of_your he _will _do and_Mephibshet was_eating on table _of_my like_one from_(the)_sons of_the _king. (SA2_9:11)

OET-RV: 11 “Yes, my master the king,” Tsiva responded. “Your servant will do everything you’ve commanded.”
¶ So from then on, Mefiboshet always ate at the king’s table as if he was one of the king’s sons. (SA2 9:11)

2 SAM 9:13 אֹכֵל (ʼokēl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[was]_eating’ word gloss=‘ate’ OSHB 2 SAM 9:13 word 10

OET-LV: 13 And_Mephibshet was_dwelling in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) if/because on the _table _of the_king continually he was_eating and_he was_lame the _two _of feet _of_his. (SA2_9:13)

OET-RV: 13 but Mefiboshet (who was crippled in both legs) lived in Yerushalem because he had a permanent invitation to eat with the king. (SA2 9:13)

1 KI 1:25 אֹכְלִים (ʼoklīm) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[are]_eating’ word gloss=‘eating’ OSHB 1 KI 1:25 word 18

OET-LV: 25 If/because he _has _gone _down the_day and_he/it _sacrificed ox[en] and_fatling and_sheep to_increase _in _number and_he/it _called to/from_all/each/any/every the _sons _of the_king and _(to)_the_commanders _of the _army and_(to)_ʼEⱱyātār the_priest/officer and_there_they are_eating and_drinking before_him and_they _said may _he _live the_king ʼAdoniy^yāh. (KI1_1:25)

OET-RV: 25 I ask because today he sacrificed plenty of oxen and calves and sheep. He’d invited all your sons and army commanders, and Evyatar the priest. They’re all eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adoniyyah!’ (KI1 1:25)

1 KI 4:20 אֹכְלִים (ʼoklīm) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[they_were]_eating’ word gloss=‘eating’ OSHB 1 KI 4:20 word 9

OET-LV: 20 Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) were_numerous like_sand which is_at the_sea to_increase _in _number they_were_eating and_were_drinking and_were_joyful. (KI1_4:20)

OET-RV: 20 Now Yehudah and Yisrael had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They had plenty to eat and drink and they were contented. (KI1 4:20)

1 KI 21:5 אֹכֵל (ʼokēl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[are]_eating’ word gloss=‘eat’ OSHB 1 KI 21:5 word 12

OET-LV: 5 And_she _came to_him/it ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) his/its_wife/woman and_she _spoke to_him/it why this spirit _of_is_your sullen and_not_you are_eating food. (KI1_21:5)

OET-RV: 5 but his wife Izevel went in and demanded, “What’s this about eating nothing and going to bed in a sulk?” (KI1 21:5)

1 CHR 12:40 אֹכְלִים (ʼoklīm) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘eating’ word gloss=‘eating’ OSHB 1 CHR 12:40 word 7

OET-LV: 40  and_they _were there with Dāvid days three eating and_drinking if/because they _had _prepared to/for_them relatives _of_their. (CH1_12:40)

OET-RV: 40 Also, people who lived near that area (even as far as the tribal areas belonging to Yissakar, Zevulun, and Naftali) were bringing bread on donkeys and camels, and on mules and on oxen: plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, and oil, as well as oxen and sheep, because Yisrael was celebrating. (CH1 12:40)

JOB 1:13 אֹכְלִים (ʼoklīm) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[were]_eating’ word gloss=‘eating’ OSHB JOB 1:13 word 5

OET-LV: 13 And_he/it _was the_day and_his _of_sons and_his _of_daughters were_eating and_drinking wine in_house _of their _brother _of_of the_firstborn. (JOB_1:13)

OET-RV: 13 So one day when Iyyov’s sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house, (JOB 1:13)

JOB 1:18 אֹכְלִים (ʼoklīm) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[were]_eating’ word gloss=‘eating’ OSHB JOB 1:18 word 9

OET-LV: 18 Until this_one was_speaking and_this he _came and_he _said sons _of_your and_your(pl)_of_daughters were_eating and_drinking wine in_house _of their _brother _of_of the_firstborn. (JOB_1:18)

OET-RV: 18 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother (JOB 1:18)

PSA 102:5 מֵאֲכֹל (mēʼₐkol) Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘אָכַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘from, eating’ morpheme glosses=‘to, eat’ OSHB PSA 102:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5  it _has _been _struck like_vegetation heart _of_my and_it _has _withered if/because I _have _forgotten from_eating food _of_my. (PSA_102:5)

OET-RV: 5 My skin clings to me
⇔ because of the loud groaning of my bones. (PSA 102:5)

PROV 13:25 אֹכֵל (ʼokēl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[is]_eating’ word gloss=‘eats’ OSHB PROV 13:25 word 2

OET-LV: 25 A _righteous_person is_eating to_the _satiety _of his _appetite _of_of and_the_belly _of wicked_people it _is _lacking. (PRO_13:25)

OET-RV: 25 The person who does what’s right will be able to satisfy their appetite,
⇔ ^ but the stomach of wicked people doesn’t get enough. (PRO 13:25)

ECC 4:5 וְאֹכֵל (vəʼokēl) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘אָכַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, [he_is]_eating’ morpheme glosses=‘and, consumes’ OSHB ECC 4:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 The_fool is_folding DOM hands _of_his and_he_is_eating DOM flesh _of_his _own. (ECC_4:5)

OET-RV: 5 The fool folds his hands together instead of working
⇔ and ends up ruining himself. (ECC 4:5)

ISA 21:5 אָכוֹל (ʼākōl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘they_are_eating’ word gloss=‘eat’ OSHB ISA 21:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 They _are _arranging the_table they _are _spreading _out the_rug they _are _eating they _are _drinking arise Oh_officials smear a _shield. (ISA_21:5)

OET-RV: 5 ◙ (ISA 21:5)

ISA 22:13 אָכֹל (ʼākol) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘they_are_eating’ word gloss=‘to_eat’ OSHB ISA 22:13 word 8

OET-LV: 13 And_see/lo/see joy and_gladness they _are _killing cattle and_they _are _slaughtering sheep they _are _eating meat and_they _are _drinking wine we _will _eat and_we _will _drink if/because tomorrow we _will _die. (ISA_22:13)

OET-RV: 13 ◙ (ISA 22:13)

ISA 29:8 אוֹכֵל (ʼōkēl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘[he_is]_eating’ word gloss=‘eating’ OSHB ISA 29:8 word 6

OET-LV: 8 And_it _was just_as he _dreams the _hungry_person and_see/lo/see he_is_eating and_he _awakes and_is_empty appetite _of_his and_as_which he _dreams the _thirsty_person and_see/lo/see he_is_drinking and_he _awakes and_see/lo/see he_is_faint and_his _of_throat is_longing so it _will _be the _multitude _of all _of the_nations which_go_to _war on the _mountain _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion). (ISA_29:8)

OET-RV: 8 ◙ (ISA 29:8)

ISA 65:4 הָאֹכְלִים (hāʼoklīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘אָכַל’ word gloss=‘the_ones_eating’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[those, who]_eat’ morpheme glosses=‘the, eat’ OSHB ISA 65:4 word 5

OET-LV: 4 those_who_sit among_graves and_in _(the)_places they _spend _the _night the_ones _eating the _flesh _of the _pig and_broth _of unclean _meat(s) vessels _of_is_their. (ISA_65:4)

OET-RV: 4 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 65:4)

LAM 4:5 הָאֹכְלִים (hāʼoklīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘אָכַל’ word gloss=‘the_ones_eating’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[those, who]_ate’ morpheme glosses=‘the, eat’ OSHB LAM 4:5 word 1

OET-LV: 5 the_ones _eating (to)_delicacies they _are _desolate in_streets those_who _were_brought _up on crimson they _have _embraced ash _heaps. (LAM_4:5)

OET-RV: 5 Those used to eating the finest food are now desolate in the streets.
⇔ Those once attended by servants wearing scarlet now embrace piles of rubbish. (LAM 4:5)

LAM 4:10 לְבָרוֹת (ləⱱārōt) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘בָּרוּת’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘for, eating’ morpheme glosses=‘to, food’ OSHB LAM 4:10 word 7

OET-LV: 10 the_hands _of women compassionate they _have _boiled children _of_their _own they _have _been for_eating for_them in_the _brokenness _of the _daughter _of my _people _of_of. (LAM_4:10)

OET-RV: 10 The hands of compassionate women boiled their children.
⇔ They became a meal for them during the destruction of my people. (LAM 4:10)

DAN 1:13 הָאֹכְלִים (hāʼoklīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘אָכַל’ word gloss=‘the_ones_eating’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[who, are]_eating’ morpheme glosses=‘the, eating’ OSHB DAN 1:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 And_they _appear to_your_face our_appearance and_appearance the_youths the_ones _eating DOM the _delicaci[es]_of the_king and_as_which you _will _see deal with servants _of_your. (DAN_1:13)

OET-RV: 13 then after that, see how we look compared to the other young men who eat the king’s choice food. Then you can make the best decision from the evidence.” (DAN 1:13)

DAN 1:15 הָאֹכְלִים (hāʼoklīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘אָכַל’ word gloss=‘the_ones_eating’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[who, were]_eating’ morpheme glosses=‘the, eating’ OSHB DAN 1:15 word 12

OET-LV: 15 And_from_(the)_sum days ten their_appearance it _appeared good and_fat flesh more _than all _of the_youths the_ones _eating DOM the _delicaci[es]_of the _king. (DAN_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 At the end of the ten days, they looked better and healthier than all the young men who’d been eating the king’s fancy food, (DAN 1:15)

JOEL 2:26 אָכוֹל (ʼākōl) Lemma=‘אָכַל’ contextual word gloss=‘eating’ word gloss=‘to_eat’ OSHB JOEL 2:26 word 2

OET-LV: 26 And_you(pl)_will _eat eating and_being _satisfied and_you(pl)_will _praise DOM the _name _of YHWH god _of_your(pl) who he _has _dealt with_you(pl) by_doing _wonderfully and_not people _of_my they _will _be _ashamed forever. (JOL_2:26)

OET-RV: 26 You’ll all eat and be full,
⇔ and you’ll praise the name of your god Yahweh,
⇔ who’s done miracles among you all,
⇔ and my people will never feel shamed. (JOL 2:26)

ZEC 7:6 הָאֹכְלִים (hāʼoklīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘אָכַל’ word gloss=‘the_ones_eating’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the_[ones, who]_eat’ morpheme glosses=‘the, eat’ OSHB ZEC 7:6 word 7

OET-LV: 6 And_because/when you(pl)_eat and_because/when you(pl)_drink am_not are_you(pl) the_ones _eating and_are_you(pl) the_ones_who_drink. (ZEC_7:6)

OET-RV: 6 When you ate and drank together, weren’t you yourselves just enjoying the food and drink? (ZEC 7:6)

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Hebrew wordlink #290348

Hebrew words (28) other than לֶאֱכֹל (Morphology=R PoS=preposition Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct) with a gloss related to ‘eating’

Hebrew words (28) other than לֶאֱכֹל (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct) with a gloss related to ‘eating’