Hebrew · H2088, H398

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

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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 אֶת־זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ (ʾet-zeh tōʾḵĕlû) mean in the Bible?

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

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What does זֶה · אָכַל mean in the Bible?

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

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2088, H398?

H2088, H398 is connected to 1,993 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. these you may eat

Strong's H2088, H398

Lexical occurrences 1,993 verses

Source Gloss

these you may eat

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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

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