Zechariah 11:1

פְּתַ֥ח לְבָנ֖וֹן דְּלָתֶ֑יךָ וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֵ֖שׁ בַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ

Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.

Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

פְּתַ֥ח

Root word opened, open, loose, loosed, grave, …

Dictionary form: פָּתַח · paw-TA

Verb — Qal, Imperative, second person masculine singular simple action — "he did" a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: open

open ×20 opened ×10 and opened ×7 i will open ×5 be opened ×4 shall open ×4 he opened ×3 to open ×3

More options

open — Most versatile; fits doors, mouths, gates.

unlock — Prefer when access or permission is implied.

release — Good for loosing bonds, captives, or constraints.

loosen — Use for knots, cords, or figurative restraints.

engrave — Fits contexts of carving or inscribing on stone/metal.

unseal — Ideal for scrolls, letters, or closed containers.

BDB6865 H6605

I. פָּתַח verb open (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician פתח; Assyrian pitû, patû; Sabean פתח Os^{ZMG xix (1865), 197}; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Aramaic פְּתַח, ; Nabataean, Palmyrene פתח); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳פ 2Kgs 15:16 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְתַּח Exod 21:33 +; 3 masculine plural suffix יִפְתָּחוּם Neh 13:19, etc.; Imperative masculine singular פְּתַחִ 2Kgs 13:17 +; feminine singular פִּתְחִיּ Song 5:2 masculine plural פִּתְחוּ Josh 10:22 +; Infinitive absolute פָּתֹחַ Deut 15:8 +; construct לִפְתֹח Ezek 21:27 +; Participle active פֹּתֵחַ Judg 3:25 +; pass. פָּתוּחַ Jer 5:16 +, etc.; — open sack, שַׂק, Gen 42:27 (E), אַמְתַּחַת Gen 43:21; Gen 44:11 (J), skin-bottle (נאוד). Judg 4:19, hamper (תֵּדָה) Exod 2:6 (E), pit (בּוֺר) Exod 21:33 (E; i. e. uncover it), mouth (פִּי) of cave Josh 10:22 (JE), grave Ezek 37:12; Ezek 37:13 (to bring forth dead), of. (in figurative) Jer 5:16; Ps 5:10 כְּלִי פָתוּחַ Num 19:15 (P) open vessel; door (דֶּלֶת; sometimes opposed to סָגַר) Judg 3:25 + vJudg 3:25 (object omitted), Judg 19:27; 1Sam 3:15; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10; 2Chr 29:3; Job 31:32 (c.ל person); figurative of Leb. Zech 11:1 דַּלתֵי שָׁמַיִם Ps 78:23 (of ׳י, sending rain); ׳ד = city-gates Neh 13:19; Isa 45:1(|| שְׁעָרִים; ׳י subject, with לפְנֵי); ׳ד omitted Song 5:2; Song 5:5; Song 5:6 gate (שַׁעַר), of land Nah 3:13 (Infinitive absolute + Imperfect Niph`al q. v.), compare Ezek 25:9, שׁער of temple (- court) Ezek 46:12 (with ל, person), Ps 118:19 (id.), city Isa 26:2, object omitted Deut 20:11; 2Kgs 15:16 window, חַלּוֺן, 2Kgs 13:17 (twice in verse),אֲרֻבּוֺת הַשָׁמַיִם (by ׳י sending rain) Gen 8:6(J), Mal 3:10 city Jer 13:19, עִיר פְּתוּחָה Josh 8:17 (JE); absolute וְלאֹ סגר ׳פ Isa 22:22 (twice in verse); — Isa 14:17 is dubious, Gr Perles^{Anal. 28. 42} Kit (in Di) read ׳לַאֲסִירָיו לאֹפֿ בֵּיתהַֿכֶּלֶא; > Bu Che Marti אֲסִירָיו לאֹ פִּתַּח אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֺ; storehouse, armoury Gen 41:56; Jer 50:25 (of ׳י), Jer 50:26 (for destruction), figurative of sky, for rain Deut 28:12 (with ל person; of ׳י ), compare open בָּ֑ר, expose for sale, Amos 8:5 open womb, i.e. grant offspring Gen 29:31; Gen 30:22 (J); open mouth (פֶּה) to cry, speak Ezek 21:27; Job 3:1; Dan 10:16, hence = speak Isa 53:7 (twice in verse); Job 33:2; Ps 39:10; Ps 78:2 (בְּמָשָׁל), Ps 109:2 (with עַל person), Prov 24:7; Prov 31:8 (with ל person), vProv 31:9 vProv 31:26 (בְּחָכְמָה); Ps 49:5 either utter, declare, propound riddle, or open up, expound; have power of speech Ps 38:14 of ׳י giving power of (prophetic) speech Ezek 3:27; Ezek 33:22, giving speech to ass Num 22:28 (J); open mouth, to eat Ezek 3:2, of earth, to swallow up, Num 16:32: Num 26:10, compare (פֶּה omitted) Ps 106:17 open lips, to speak Job 11:5 (with עִם person), Job 32:20 (Gi vJob 32:21); of ׳י opening man's lips Ps 51:17, man's ear Isa 50:5 (Assyrian uznâ puttû); of eyes only passive participle, with אֶל 1Kgs 8:29 = 2Chr 6:20; 1Kgs 8:52; Neh 1:6, with ל 2Chr 6:40 (by zeugma), 2Chr 7:15 (all of ׳י's favour); open hand, in giving Deut 15:8; Deut 15:11 (c, ל person, + infinitive absolute), of ׳י Ps 104:28; Ps 145:16 book Neh 8:5 (twice in verse), letter Neh 6:5 open river (channel) Isa 41:18 (of ׳י), rock, letting out water, Ps 105:41 (id.); open sword, = draw it Ezek 21:33; Ps 37:14 of root שָׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵימָֿ֑יִם Job 29:19, i.e. with no obstacle intervening. — תִּפְתַּח אֶרֶץ Isa 45:8 is dubious; verb not elsewhere intransitive; Du Che^Hpt Marti proposes רַחְמָהּ as object; Gr Kit (in Di) read תִּפָּתַח. Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִפְתַּח Isa 5:27, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפָּתַח Ezek 24:27, יִפָּתֵ֑חַ Ezek 44:2 +, etc.; Infinitive construct הִפָּתֵחַ Isa 51:14 Participle נִפְתָּח Zech 13:1 — be opend, of girdle Isa 5:27 (i.e. loosened), compare of captive Isa 51:14, and, of calamity, Jer 1:14 be let loose (with עַל person); gates Nah 2:7; Nah 3:13 (of land, thrown open to (ל) enemy), Ezek 44:2; Ezek 46:1 (twice in verse); Neh 7:3 impersonal of man shut in by God Job 12:14 of windows of heaven Gen 7:11 (P), compare Isa 24:18 (of future destruction); the heavens themselves Ezek 1:1(for visions); fountain Zech 13:1 wine (-skin, with negative) Job 32:19 mouth, in speech Job 24:27; Job 33:22 ears Isa 35:5. Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular פִּתַּח Job 30:11 +, פִּתֵּ֑חַ Job 12:18 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְפַתַּח; Isa 28:24, 1 singular אֲפַתֵּחַ Isa 45:1, etc.; — Infinitive abs פַּתֵּחַ Isa 58:6 construct, id. Ps 102:21 Participle מְפַתֵּ֑חַ 1Kgs 20:11 — loose:

1. free, i.e. ungird, camels Gen 24:32 (J): loins of kings Isa 45:1 (i.e. disarm them); set free, with suffix person Ps 105:20; Jer 40:4 (with מִן); with accusative בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה Ps 102:21.

2. loosen (and remove) sack-cloth Isa 20:2 (c.מֵעַל ), Ps 30:12 armour 1Kgs 20:11 (object omitted; opposed to חָגַר); bonds Job 12:18; Ps 116:16, compare Isa 58:6; Job 39:5 cord Job 30:11; Job 38:11 loosen ground Isa 28:24 (in tillage; compare Vogelst^{Land wrirthschaft 38}, Assyrian puttû).

3. open gates Isa 60:11, doors Job 41:6 (figurative of crocodile's jaws); ear Isa 48:8 (read probably either פִּתַּחְתִּי, פָּתַחְתִּי [ᵐ5 Du Marti], or נִפְתְּחָה [Gr Che Kit in Di]; buds Song 7:13 (of blossom; object omitted; or intransitive, as sometimes Arabic see Dozy). Hithpa`el Imperative masculine plural התפתחו Isa 52:2 Kt < Qr feminine singular הִתְפַּתְּחִי (so ᵐ5; of personified Jerusalem) loosen thee (Ges^{«GKC:54f»§ 54f}) the fetters of thy neck.

BDB6876 H6605

II. [פָּתַח] verb Pi`el engrave (Late Hebrew Pi`el id.,פִּתּוּחַ = Biblical Hebrew, and so ᵑ7; Assyrian patâ—u, bore, penetrate; compare perhaps Arabic , ring (compare Frä²⁵²)); — Perfect 3 masculine singular פִּתַּח 2Chr 3:7, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְפַתַּח 1Kgs 7:36 2 masculine singular תְּפַתַּח Exod 28:11 Infinitive construct לְפַתֵּחַ 2Chr 2:6; 2Chr 2:13 Participle מְפַתֵּחַ Zech 3:9 — engrave, with accusative + על, on metal 1Kgs 7:36; 2Chr 3:7; Exod 28:36 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb פִּתּוּחֵי חוֺתָם), on stone vExod 28:9 with accusative אֶבֶן + accusative of congnate meaning with verb vExod 28:11(all P); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb only, Zech 3:9 (on stone), and, in general, 2Chr 2:6; 2Chr 2:13. Pu`al Participle feminine plural מְפֻתָּחֹת פִתּוּחֵי חוֺתָם Exod 39:9 (P) stones engraved with the engravings of signet.

BDB9829 H6605 H6606

[פְּתַח] verb open (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Passive participle feminine plural פְּתִיחָן Dan 6:11 opened (windows). Pe>îl (W^{CG 225}) Perfect 3 masculine plural פְּתִ֫יחוּ Dan 7:10 books were opened.

opened, open, loose, loosed, grave, …

pātaḥ

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

to open

(Qal) to open

to free

(Piel) to engrave

לְבָנ֖וֹן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("O lebanon")

Dictionary form: לְבָנוֹן · leh-baw-NONE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: o lebanon

of lebanon ×26 lebanon ×13 and lebanon ×6 was in lebanon ×6 in lebanon ×4 and in lebanon ×2 as lebanon ×2 me from lebanon ×2

More options

Lebanon — Standard proper noun; use in nearly all contexts.

the Lebanon — With article; suits poetic or archaic-flavored passages.

Lebanon's forests — Contextual gloss when cedar/timber imagery is in view.

the Lebanon range — Clarifies geographic reference to the mountain chain.

BDB4315 H3844

לְבָנוֺן (Deut 3:25 הַלְּבָנֹן van d. H.)₇₁ proper name, of a mountain Lebanon (Phoenician לבנן; Assyrian Labnanu, etc., Schr^{COT on 1Kgs 5:13}, Dl^{Par. 103 ff.}; Egyptian Ra-mn-n WMM^{Asien u.Europa,197ff.}; Arabic compare further Rob^{BR ii, 435ff.} 493 GASm^Geogr.45ff. Buhl^{Geogr.110 and references}; name probably from whiteness of its cliffs Rob^{BR ii, 493}); — wooded mountain-range on northern border of Israel [usually with article ׳הַלּ (51 t.); without articleלְבָנוֺן, in poetry and late Hos 14:8; Nah 1:4; 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:24; Ezek 31:15; Ezek 31:16; Isa 14:8; Isa 29:17; Isa 33:9; Isa 40:16; Jer 18:14; Hab 2:17; Zech 10:10; Zech 11:1; Ps 29:6; Song 4:8 (twice in verse); Song 4:11; Song 4:15 with ה locative לְבָב֫וֺנָה 1Kgs 5:28a]; perhaps first mentioned in defining a locality, as הַר הַלְּבָנוֺן, Judg 3:3 (E according to GFM; this combination only here), but also in early prophets, then in D, and later; — in defining a locality Josh 9:1 ׳בִּקְעַת הַלּ Josh 11:17; Josh 12:7 (side of Baal Gad); as a marked feature, in describing extent of land Deut 1:7; Deut 3:25; Deut 11:24; Josh 1:4; Josh 13:5 (כָּלהַֿל) vJosh 13:6 (all D), 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6; Jer 22:26; Zech 10:10 ׳אשׁהַל׳ר Jer 22:6 (figurative of royal house of Judah), as a height Song 4:8 (twice in verse); ׳מִגְדַּל הַל Song 7:5 i.e. a tower built on Lebanon; ׳שֶׁלֶג ל Jer 18:14 snow of L.; L. as source of streams Song 4:15 ׳יֵין ל Hos 14:8 most often, however, as bearing forests, especially of cedars, ׳אַרְזֵי הַלּ Judg 9:15 (in allegory; perhaps J, according to GFM), Isa 2:13; Isa 14:8; Ps 29:5; Ps 104:16, compare 1Kgs 5:13; 1Kgs 5:20; 1Kgs 5:23; 1Kgs 5:28 (twice in verse); 2Chr 2:7 (twice in verse); 2Chr 2:15, 2Kgs 14:9 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 25:18 (twice in verse) (in allegory), Jer 22:23; Ezek 17:3; Ezek 27:5; Ezek 31:3; Ezek 31:15; Ezek 31:16; Zech 11:1; Ezra 3:7; Ps 92:13; Song 3:9; Song 5:15 (simile of majestic figure); ׳פֶּרַח ל Nah 1:4 ׳כְּבוֺד הַלּ Isa 35:2; Isa 60:13 לְכַרְמֶל ׳וְשָׁב ל Isa 29:17 ׅ || (יַעַר ׳יַרְכְּתֵי ל with the same reference Isa 37:24 = 2Kgs 19:23 ׳הַלּ = trees of Lebanon Hos 14:6; Isa 10:34; Isa 40:16; Ps 29:6; Ps 72:16 ׳ל Isa 33:9 figurative, as mourning; ׳חֲמַס ל Hab 2:17 i.e. violence done to Lebanon, probably by cutting down its trees; ׳בֵּית יַעַר הַלּ a royal mansion of Solomon, 1Kgs 7:2 and 1Kgs 10:17; 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:16; 2Chr 9:20 ׳ל as home of wild beast 2Kgs 14:9 = 2Chr 25:18 (in allegory); רֵיחַ לְבָנוֺן, of the odour of cedar forests Song 4:11, compare Hos 14:7 (in simile; We thinks ׳ל here to be a specific plant).

lebanon

lĕbānôn

whiteness

Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine

a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

דְּלָתֶ֑י ךָ

דְּלָתֶ֑י

Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

ךָ

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Noun — Common, feminine dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: thy doors

the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2

More options

door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.

gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.

doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.

panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.

lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

BDB1938 H1817

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below

BDB1942 H1817

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.

BDB1943 H1817

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָתְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)

BDB1946 H1817

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculine^{Neh 13:19}) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) Strm^{Av 1843} Schr^{COT Gloss}; Phoenician plural דלהת CIS^{i. 7. 3}; — according to Ba^{ZMG 1887, 607} from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta^{§ 187 a}) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.

2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.

3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.

4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

delet

something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door

door, gate

a door

of chest lid

וְ תֹאכַ֥ל

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

תֹאכַ֥ל

Root word eat, eaten, devour, devoured, eateth, …

Dictionary form: אָכַל · aw-KAHL

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person feminine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: may devour

eat ×80 to eat ×35 shall eat ×28 and eat ×27 and ye shall eat ×15 be eaten ×15 and did eat ×14 eaten ×13

More options

eat — Most direct equivalent; fits nearly every context.

consume — Prefer when fire, plague, or destruction is the subject.

devour — Vivid; suits predators, enemies, or destructive forces.

feed on — Good for grazing animals or sustained, habitual eating.

dine — Elevated register; suits formal meals or honored guests.

ingest — Clinical/technical contexts; rarely needed in biblical prose.

BDB398 H398

אָכַל₈₀₆ verb eat (Arabic , Assyrian akâlu Dl^W, Aramaic אֲבַל, ) —

Qal Perfect אָכַל Exod 34:28 +; אָֽכְלָה Num 21:28 +; etc. Imperfect יאֹבַל Gen 49:27 +; וַיּאֹ֫כַל Gen 25:34 +; וַיּאֹכַ֑ל Gen 3:6 +; יאֹכֵ֑ל Lev 21:22 +; אֹכַל Gen 24:33 +; וָָֽאֹכַ֫ל Gen 27:33 וְאֹכֵ֑ל Isa 44:19 וָָֽאֹבֵל Gen 3:12; Gen 3:13 3 plural יאֹכְלוּ Gen 32:33 +; יאֹכֵ֑לוּ Deut 18:18 +; etc. (for יוֺכְלוּ Ezek 42:5 read יוצלו, יאצלו ᵐ5 Ew Co); suffix יאֹכְלֶנּוּ Lev 7:6 +; תּאֹבַלְכֶם Isa 33:11, etc., probably also תְּאָכְלֵהוּ Job 20:26, either as secondary form from ׳תּאֹ (Ew^{§ 253} Di) or textual error (Ges^{«GKC:68»§ 68}. 1) > Pi`el, Thes Kö^{I, 389}; or Po`el, Ki De MV; Imperative אֱכוֺל 1Kgs 18:41 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute אָכוֺל Gen 2:16 +; construct אֲכֹל Num 26:10 + 2 t.; לֶאֱכֹל Gen 24:33 +; לְאָכְלָה Jer 12:9 Participle אֹכֵל (אוֺכֵל) Gen 39:6 +, אֹכֶלֶת Exod 24:17 +, etc. —

1. eat, human subject Gen 3:11; Gen 3:18 + often; mostly with accusative Exod 16:35 +; also followed by מִןֿ (eat of, — some of, — or from) Exod 34:15; Ruth 2:14 +; followed by בְּ (eat of or at) Exod 12:43 f; absolute Deut 2:6 +; as act of worship Gen 31:54 (compare Gen 46:1) Exod 18:12; Exod 24:11; Exod 34:15; Deut 12:7; Deut 12:18; Deut 14:23; Deut 14:26 +; compare of priests Exod 29:32; Lev 10:13 +; compare אָבַל אֶלהֶֿהָרִים Ezek 18:6; Ezek 18:11; Ezek 18:15; Ezek 22:9 + Ezek 33:25 עַלהַֿדָּם Co עַלהֶֿהָרִים; (but RS^{Rel. Semitic i. 324 N would emend first 4 by last}); eat up, finish eating Gen 43:2 (with בלה) 1Kgs 13:28 +; אָכַל לֶחֶם = take a meal Gen 43:25; Exod 2:20; 1Sam 20:24; Jer 41:1 +; so ׳א alone Gen 43:16; 1Sam 20:5 +; לֶחֶם ׳א = eat, get food Gen 3:19; 2Kgs 4:8 +; Amos 7:12 (i.e. spend one's life) compare Eccl 5:16 ׳ל ׳לֹא א i.e. fast 1Sam 28:20; 1Sam 30:12; Ezra 10:6 compare Dan 10:3 figurative אֶתבְּֿשָׂרוֺ ׳א Eccl 4:5 (i.e. waste away); eat words Jer 15:16 (i.e. eagerly receive); of adultery, Prov 30:20 אָֽכְלָה וּמָֽחֲתָה פִּ֑יהָ וְאָֽמְרָה לֹאֿ פָעַלְתִּי אָֽוֶן׃; eat (taste) good fortune, בַּטּוֺב ׳א Job 21:25 לְפִּי אָבְלוֺ according to his eating, i.e. according to his needs in eating Exod 12:4; Exod 16:16; Exod 16:18 also vExod 16:21 compare Job 20:21 & below אָכְלָה; אָכַל הַפְּרִי 2Kgs 19:29; Amos 9:14, of peaceful enjoyment of results of labour; figurative of receiving consequences of action, good or bad Prov 1:31; Prov 18:21; Hos 10:13 compare וַיּאֹכַל גַּםאָֿכוֺל אֶתכַּֿסְפֵּנוּ Gen 31:15 i.e. he has reaped all the benefit, compare Hos 7:9 figurative of mourner, אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָ֑לְתִּי Ps 102:10 (compare Ps 80:6 Hiph`il, & Assyrian akâl al âkul, bikîtum kurmatî = food I ate not, weeping (was) my refreshment Hpt^{ASKT 166 f.} Obsev. 1. 21, 22 Zim^{BP 34. 42}); of gods, partaking of sacrifices Deut 32:38 figurative = destroy Deut 7:16 (compare Num 14:9); compare Jer 10:25; Jer 30:16; Jer 50:7; Hos 7:7.

2. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour; Gen 37:20; Gen 37:33; Gen 40:17; Gen 40:19; 1Kgs 13:28; 1Kgs 14:11; 1Kgs 16:4; 1Kgs 21:23; 1Kgs 21:24; Hos 2:14 +; specifically of locusts Joel 1:4; Joel 2:25; 2Chr 7:13 compare Amos 4:9 moth Job 13:28 flies Ps 78:45 worms Deut 28:39 also Ezek 19:3; Ezek 19:6 (of Israel under figure of lion), compare Jer 50:7; Jer 50:17; Jer 51:34 also Hos 13:8 (of ׳י under fig, of lion), Ezek 22:25 (נֶפֶשׁ אָכָ֑לוּ, of false prophets under figure of lion).

3. figurative of fire, devour, consume Lev 6:3 (followed by 2 accusative consume offering to ashes) Nah 3:13; Isa 5:24 (in simile), particular of fire from ׳י Lev 10:2; Lev 16:25; Judg 9:15 f 1Kgs 18:38; 2Kgs 1:10; 2Kgs 1:12; 2Kgs 1:14; 2Chr 7:1 compare Amos 1:4; Amos 1:7; Amos 1:10; Amos 1:12; Amos 1:14; Amos 2:2; Amos 2:5; Amos 5:6 +; Deut 5:22 of fire at Sinai; of ׳י as fire (in judgment) Deut 4:24 אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵשׁ אֹכְלָה הוּא ׳כִּי י; compare Deut 9:3; Isa 10:17 (|| בּער) Isa 30:27; Isa 30:30; Isa 33:14 (|| מוֺקְדֵי עוֺלָם).

4. of sword, devour, slay Deut 32:42; 2Sam 22:26; 2Sam 11:25; 2Sam 18:8; Hos 11:6; Jer 2:30; Jer 12:12 compare of devastation of land Isa 1:7; Jer 8:16.

5. in genl. devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subject) of drought Gen 31:40 of pestilence Ezek 7:15 of woods 2Sam 18:8 compare Lev 26:38 וְאָֽכְלָה אֶתְכֶם אֶרֶץ אֹיְבֵיכֶם; of הַבּשֶׁת Jer 3:24 (see בּשֶׁת).

6. figurative of oppression, devour the poor, etc. Prov 30:14; Hab 3:14 compare Ps 14:4 of bitter enmity לֶאֱכֹל אֶתבְּֿשָׂרִי Ps 27:2. (compare Job 19:22). Niph`al Perfect וְנֶאֱבַל consecutive Exod 22:5 Imperfect יֵאָכֵל Gen 6:21 +; וַיֵּאָכֵ֫ל Num 12:12, etc.; Infinitive absolute הֵאָבֹל Lev 7:18; Lev 19:7 Participle feminine נֶאֱכֶ֫לֶת Lev 11:47 —

1. be eaten by man Exod 12:46; Exod 13:3; Exod 13:7; Exod 21:28; Exod 29:34; Lev 6:9; Lev 6:16; Lev 6:19; Lev 6:23; Lev 7:6; Lev 7:15; Lev 7:16 (twice in verse); Lev 7:18; Lev 11:41; Lev 19:6; Lev 19:7; Lev 19:23; Lev 22:30; Lev 28:17; Ezek 45:21 of custom, usage Gen 6:21; Exod 12:16; Deut 12:22; Job 6:6 of permission to eat Lev 7:19; Lev 11:13; Lev 11:34; Lev 11:47 (twice in verse); Lev 17:13 with negative be uneatable Jer 24:2; Jer 24:3; Jer 24:8; Jer 29:17.

2. be devoured by fire, consumed Zeph 1:18; Zeph 3:8; Zech 9:4; Ezek 23:25.

3. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh Num 12:12; Jer 30:16. Pu`al Perfect אֻכְּלוּ be consumed with fire Neh 2:3; Neh 2:13 compare Nah 1:10 (figurative); so Participle אֻכָּל (= מְאֻכָּל Ew^{§ 169 d}) Exod 3:2 by sword Isa 1:20 תְּאֻכְּלוּ. Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular suffix הֶאֱכַלְתָּם Ps 80:6, וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֫י Isa 49:26 suffix וְהַאֲכַלְתִּיךָ consecutive Isa 58:14 הֶאֱכַלְתִּיח Ezek 16:19 וְהַאֲכַלְתִּים consecutive Jer 19:9 Imperfect suffix יַאֲכִלֵנוּ Num 11:4; Num 11:18, etc.; 2 masculine singular js. תַּאֲכֵל; 1 singular אוֺכִיל Hos 11:4 Imperative הַאֲכִילֵהוּ Prov 25:21, etc.; Infinitive לְהָכִיל Ezek 21:33 (but Co לההל, q. v.); Participle מַאֲבִיל Jer 23:15, etc.; —

1. cause to eat, feed with, followed by 2 accusative subject mostly ׳י; Exod 16:32; Deut 8:3; Deut 8:16; Ezek 3:2; Jer 19:9 absolute Hos 11:4 compare Num 11:4; Num 11:18 figurative Jer 9:14; Jer 23:15; Jer 58:14; also Ps 80:6 הֶאֱבַלְתָּם לֶחֶם דִּמְעָ֑ה (compare Ps 102:10 Qal above); followed by accusative of person + מן Ps 81:17, but also subject man Prov 25:21; 1Kgs 22:27; 2Chr 18:26 וְהַאֲכִלֻהוּ לֶחֶם לַ֫חַץ of prison fare; followed by accusative of person only 2Chr 28:15, compare Ezek 2:3.

2. cause to devour, object sword Ezek 21:33 (but on text see Co).

BDB9297 H398 H399

[אֲכַל] verb eat, devour (Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine plural אֲכַ֫לוּ Dan 3:8; Dan 6:25 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֵאכֻל Dan 4:30 3 feminine singularתֵּאכֻל Dan 7:23 Imperative feminine singular אֲכֻּ֫לִי vDan 7:5 Participle feminine singular אָֽכְלָה, vDan 7:7 vDan 7:9 —

1. eat, of beast, Dan 4:30 (accusative of thing).

2. devour, of beast in vision, Dan 7:5 (accusative of thing), absolute vDan 7:7 vDan 7:19 hence figurative of kingdom, devour, devastate, vDan 7:23 (accusative of earth).

3. in phrase ק־רְצֵיהוֺן ׳א Dan 3:8 eat their pieces, i.e. slander them, compare Dan 6:25 (see קְרַץ).

eat, eaten, devour, devoured, eateth, …

ʾākal

to eat (literally or figuratively)

to eat, devour, burn up, feed

(Qal)

to eat (human subject)

to be eaten (by men)

to cause to eat, feed with

to feed

consume

אֵ֖שׁ

Root word fire, flaming, hot, burning, fiery

Dictionary form: אֵשׁ · aysh

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: that the fire

with fire ×58 fire ×54 the fire ×51 of fire ×34 a fire ×32 in the fire ×14 of the fire ×14 and fire ×9

More options

fire — Most natural, all-purpose rendering in any context.

flame — Prefer when emphasizing visible, flickering light.

blaze — Suits large, intense, or raging fires.

burning — Good for adjectival or process-focused contexts.

inferno — Strong register; reserve for overwhelming, destructive fire.

fiery heat — Captures metaphorical intensity or divine wrath imagery.

BDB793 H784 H799

אֵשׁ₃₇₇ noun feminine^{Exod 9:23} (masculine^{Jer 48:45; Ps 104:4};

**'masculine' is dubious: Num 16:18 read עָלֶיהָ for 2nd עֲלֵיהֶם (ᵐ5B); Jer 20:9 see Ges^{§ 132 d}; Jer 48:45 read (many MSS., Num 21:23) יצאה; Ps 104:4 read perhaps (Ol Du): לֵֹהטָה, or וָלָֽחַט; Job 20:26 see Ges^{§ 145 u (or 121 b)}: compare Albr^{ZAW xvi {1896}. 63}. feminine & masculine^{Jer 20:9; Job 20:26}) fire (Assyrian išatu COT^Gloss, Syriac , Ethiopic derivatives from II. אנשׁ, , sociable, friendly element (MV Wetzst in De^{Psalmen, ed. 4, p. 888} Lag^{BN 68} compare , ), improbable especially in view of Assyrian; daghesh probably secondary; compare also Sta^{§ 189 b}) — ׳א absolute Exod 9:24 +; construct Lev 6:2 + (seldom); suffix אִשּׁוֺ Deut 4:36; Job 18:5 אֶשְׁכֶם Isa 50:11 אִשָּׁם Isa 66:24 —

1. fire, of conflagration, e.g. in briers, endangering or destroying crops תֵּצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָֽצְאָה קֹצִים Exod 22:5 compare Exod 3:2 הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ (both E); more often of deliberate destruction by fire, especially שָׂרַף בָּאֵשׁ (בָּ with qam. preton.) object golden calf Exod 32:20 (J), other idols Deut 7:5; Deut 7:25, Asherim Deut 12:3, chariots Josh 11:6; Josh 11:9; 2Kgs 23:1, house Judg 12:1; Judg 14:15, tower Judg 9:52, city-gates Neh 1:3; Neh 2:3; Neh 2:13; Neh 2:17, city Josh 6:24; Judg 18:27 compare Isa 1:7 +; also שִׁלַּח אֵשׁ בְּ Amos 1:4; Amos 1:7; Amos 1:10 +; שִׁלַּח אֶתהָֿעִיר בָּאֵשׁ Judg 1:8; Judg 20:48 compare 2Kgs 8:12 הִצִּית אֶתהָֿעִיר בָּאֵשׁ Josh 8:8; Josh 8:19; Jer 17:27 +, compare Judg 9:49; 2Sam 14:30; 2Sam 14:31 (of field, compare Exod 22:5 above)

2. of supernatural fire, attending theophany Exod 3:2; Exod 19:18 (both J E) Deut 4:11; Deut 4:12; Deut 4:15; Deut 4:33; Deut 4:36 +; specifically עַמּוּד (הָ)אֵשׁ Exod 13:21; Exod 13:22; Exod 14:24 (all J E) Neh 9:12; Neh 9:19 compare Deut 1:33 (see מַרְאֵהאֵֿשׁ Num 9:15; Num 9:16 P); of destructive fire from ׳י Num 11:1; Num 11:2; Num 11:3 (J) Num 26:10 (P) Lev 10:2 (P); compare אֹכֶלָת ׳א in simile of Yahweh's glory Exod 24:17 (E) Deut 4:24; Deut 9:3 see also 1Kgs 18:24; 1Kgs 18:38; 2Kgs 1:10 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 1:12 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 1:14; Job 1:16 (perhaps lightning intended), compare further of lightning Exod 9:23; Exod 9:24 (JE) Ps 18:13; Ps 18:14; Ps 148:8 etc.

3. fire for cooking, roasting, parching, etc. צְלִי אֵשׁ roasted at a fire Exod 12:8; Exod 12:9 (P) compare Lev 2:14; 2Chr 35:13; Isa 44:16; Isa 44:19 of tinder for lighting fire Gen 22:6; Gen 22:7 (E); of fire for melting (gold for the idolatrous calf) Exod 32:24 for refining Jer 6:29, where read with Qr מֵאֵשׁ תַּם עֹפֶרֶת; compare Mal 3:2 (simile of purifying work of messenger of cov't).

4. especially of altar-fire Lev 1:7 (twice in verse); Lev 6:2; Lev 6:3; Lev 6:5; Lev 6:6 +; in offering incense Lev 10:1, also אֵשׁ זָרָה strange fire, i.e. an incense not commanded, offered presumptuously Lev 10:1; Num 3:4; Num 26:61 fire from ׳י consuming sacrifice (compare 2) Lev 9:24; 2Chr 7:1; 2Chr 7:3 of fire in child-sacrifice (usually הֶעֱבִיר בֵּן בָּאֵשׁ (לְׅ) 2Kgs 16:3; 2Kgs 21:6 compare 2Kgs 17:17; 2Kgs 23:10; 2Chr 33:6 also ׳שׂרף בָּא 2Kgs 17:31, ׳בער בָּא 2Chr 28:3.

5. figurative of Yahweh's anger Ps 89:47 (simile) compare Nah 1:6; Lam 2:4 אֵשׁעֶֿבְרָתִי Ezek 21:36; Ezek 22:31; Ezek 38:19, אֵשׁקִֿנְאָתִי Ezek 36:5 see also Isa 66:15; Ps 79:5; Ps 89:47 etc.; of word of ׳י Jer 23:29 figurative of outbursting emotion Ps 39:4 of flagrant wickedness Isa 9:17, etc:

6. in various combinations, לַפִּיד אֵשׁ Gen 15:17 (J) a torch of fire (compare Di); לַבַּתאֵֿשׁ Exod 3:2 flame of fire, לַהַב אֵשׁ Joel 2:5, לַפִּידֵי אֵשׁ (in simile) Dan 10:6 compare Zech 12:6, לַהֲבוֺת אֵשׁ Ps 29:7 לַהֲבֵי אֵשׁ Isa 66:15 compare לְהָבוֺת ׳א Ps 105:32, לָהָבָה ׳נֹגַהּ א Isa 4:5 compare Hos 7:6 שְׁבִיב אִשּׁוֺ spark of his fire Job 18:5 compare כִּידוֺדֵי אֵשׁ Job 41:11 תַּנּוּר אֵשׁ Ps 21:10 oven of fire, כִּיּוֺר אֵשׁ Zech 12:6 אוֺר אֵשׁ light of fire Ps 78:14 אֵשׁ לֹהֵט flaming fire Ps 104:4 לְשׁוֺן אֵשׁ Isa 5:24 tongue of fire, גַּחֲלֵי אֵשׁ Ezek 1:13 coals of fire, so Ezek 10:2, compare רִשְׁפֵּי אֵשׁ Song 8:6 on אַבְנֵי אֵשׁ Ezek 28:14; Ezek 28:16 see אֶבֶן; אֵשׁ דַּת Deut 33:2, literally fire of a law, or fire was a law, but דָּת law is Persian & late; read perhaps דֹת[לַפִּ] אֵשׁ compare Exod 20:18 or דֶת [יֹקֶ] אֵשׁ compare Isa 65:5.

BDB9352 H784 H785

אֶשָּׁא noun [feminine] fire (Biblical Hebrew אֵשׁ; K^{§ 55, 5. 2 b} thinks emphatic from onomatopoetic √ אשׁשׁ; D¹⁶¹ Buhl √ אשׁא compare ᵑ7 אישָּׁא, אִישָּׁהָא, Syriac ; — Dan 7:11.

אֻשֹּׁהִי, אֻשַּׁיָּא see [אשׁ]. above

fire, flaming, hot, burning, fiery

ʾēš

fire (literally or figuratively)

fire

fire, flames

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

פְּתַ֥ח לְבָנ֖וֹן Tipeha — a lesser break דְּלָתֶ֑יךָ Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֵ֖שׁ Tipeha — a lesser break בַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ Silluq — end of the verse

פְּתַח לְבָנוֹן דְּלָתֶיךָ וְתֹאכַל אֵשׁ בַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ׃

Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.

Cross References

Jeremiah 22:6

כִּֽי-כֹה׀ אָמַר יְהוָה עַל-בֵּית מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה גִּלְעָד אַתָּה לִי רֹאשׁ הַלְּבָנוֹן אִם-לֹא אֲשִֽׁיתְךָ מִדְבָּר עָרִים לֹא ‫(נושבה)‬ נוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃

For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

Jeremiah 22:23

‫(ישבתי)‬ יֹשַׁבְתְּ בַּלְּבָנוֹן ‫(מקננתי)‬ מְקֻנַּנְתְּ בָּֽאֲרָזִים מַה-נֵּחַנְתְּ בְּבֹא-לָךְ חֲבָלִים חִיל כַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃

O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

Luke 21:23

οὐαὶ δὲ ταῖς ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσαις καὶ ταῖς θηλαζούσαις ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις· ἔσται γὰρ ἀνάγκη μεγάλη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὀργὴ ἐν τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

Habakkuk 2:8

כִּֽי-אַתָּה שַׁלּוֹתָ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים יְשָׁלּוּךָ כָּל-יֶתֶר עַמִּים מִדְּמֵי אָדָם וַחֲמַס-אֶרֶץ קִרְיָה וְכָל-יֹשְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃

Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

Haggai 1:8

עֲלוּ הָהָר וַהֲבֵאתֶם עֵץ וּבְנוּ הַבָּיִת וְאֶרְצֶה-בּוֹ ‫(ואכבד)‬ וְאֶכָּבְדָה אָמַר יְהוָֽה׃

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.

Zechariah 14:1

הִנֵּה יֽוֹם-בָּא לַֽיהוָה וְחֻלַּק שְׁלָלֵךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃

Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

Zechariah 10:10

וַהֲשִֽׁבוֹתִים מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּמֵֽאַשּׁוּר אֲקַבְּצֵם וְאֶל-אֶרֶץ גִּלְעָד וּלְבָנוֹן אֲבִיאֵם וְלֹא יִמָּצֵא לָהֶֽם׃

I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.

Matthew 24:1

Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐπορεύετο ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ προσῆλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπιδεῖξαι αὐτῷ τὰς οἰκοδομὰς τοῦ ἱεροῦ

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

Deuteronomy 32:22

כִּי-אֵשׁ קָֽדְחָה בְאַפִּי וַתִּיקַד עַד-שְׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּית וַתֹּאכַל אֶרֶץ וִֽיבֻלָהּ וַתְּלַהֵט מֽוֹסְדֵי הָרִֽים׃

For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Luke 19:41

Καὶ ὡς ἤγγισεν ἰδὼν τὴν πόλιν ἔκλαυσεν ἐπ' αὐτή

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

Habakkuk 2:17

כִּי חֲמַס לְבָנוֹן יְכַסֶּךָּ וְשֹׁד בְּהֵמוֹת יְחִיתַן מִדְּמֵי אָדָם וַחֲמַס-אֶרֶץ קִרְיָה וְכָל-יֹשְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃

For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

Ezekiel 31:3

הִנֵּה אַשּׁוּר אֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יְפֵה עָנָף וְחֹרֶשׁ מֵצַל וּגְבַהּ קוֹמָה וּבֵין עֲבֹתִים הָיְתָה צַמַּרְתּֽוֹ׃

Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

Read Zechariah 11

Zechariah 11:2

Zechariah 11:1

Word Breakdown

Vowels & Accents

Grammar Vqv2ms

Verb Chart

English Options

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H6605

Word Breakdown

Vowels & Accents

Grammar Np

English Options

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H3844

Word Breakdown

Vowels & Accents

Grammar Ncfdc/Sp2ms

English Options

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H1817

Word Breakdown

Vowels & Accents

Grammar C/Vqi3fs

Verb Chart

English Options

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H398

Word Breakdown

Vowels & Accents

Grammar Ncbsa

English Options

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H784

Word Breakdown

Vowels & Accents

Grammar R/Ncmpc/Sp2ms

English Options

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H730

Masoretic Phrasing

KJV