Isaiah 1:19 — Word Study
WLCאִם־ תֹּאב֖וּ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם ט֥וּב הָאָ֖רֶץ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃
BSAIfʼim [you consent and obey] you are willingʼâbâh▸ [to give ear to my word] and obedientshâmaʻ [to do as you're told] you will eatʼâkal▸ [consume, devour] the bestṭûwb [good, goodness] of the landʼerets [the earth, a country]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | if | Particle |
| תֹּאב֖וּ | you will be willing | Verb, Qal, imperfect second person masculine plural |
| וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם | and you will obey | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect second person masculine plural |
| ט֥וּב | [the] good thing[s] of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | the land | Particle, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ | you will eat | Verb, Qal, imperfect second person masculine plural |
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| BSB | If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. |
| KJV | If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: |
| ASV | If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: |
| YLT | If ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume, |
| WEB | If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land; |
| BBE | If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours; |
The translations agree on the essential meaning of the verse, emphasizing the connection between willingness, obedience, and blessings.
The sentence is structured with a conditional clause and a consequence clause, clearly outlining the relationship between the two.







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verbאָבָה
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Deep Study — Isaiah 1:19
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Context — A Call to Repentancegenerated
Isaiah 1:19 is part of a larger passage where God invites His people to reason with Him about their sins and the potential for redemption. The surrounding verses highlight the contrast between obedience and rebellion, illustrating the consequences of each choice. God promises that if they are willing and obedient, they will enjoy the best of the land, a metaphor for His blessings. This theme resonates throughout the book of Isaiah, where calls for repentance are frequent and urgent.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah 3:10 | Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. |
| 2 | Isaiah 55:1–3 | “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! |
| 3 | Jeremiah 3:12–14 | Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever. |
| 4 | Jeremiah 31:18–20 | I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. |
| 5 | Hosea 14:1–4 | Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — אָבָה, to.Vugenerated
The verb אָבָה (abah) means to be willing or to consent. It conveys a sense of acquiescence and readiness to follow God's commands. This word is used in various contexts, often indicating a positive willingness to obey or yield, and it appears frequently in the Old Testament.
In this verse, the form is the imperfect second person masculine plural, indicating that the call is directed towards the collective people of Israel, inviting them to a state of readiness to listen and act upon God's word.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations agree here on the essential meaning of the verse.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The verse consists of a conditional clause introduced by אִם ('im, 'if') followed by two main verbs: תֹּאב֖וּ (to.Vu, 'you will be willing') and וּשְׁמַעְתֶּם (u.she.ma'.Tem, 'and you will obey'). These verbs are followed by the result clause indicating the consequence of their willingness and obedience: תֹּאכֵֽלוּ (to.Khe.lu, 'you will eat').
The structure emphasizes that the conditions of willingness and obedience are prerequisites for receiving the blessings described.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew אָבָה is rendered as θέλητε (thelēte), which means 'you will be willing.' This choice reflects a direct translation that maintains the conditional aspect of the promise.
The Greek translation captures the essence of the Hebrew, emphasizing the importance of the people's willingness in receiving God's blessings.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Isaiah 1:19 tells us that if the people are willing to listen to God and obey Him, they will enjoy the best of the land. This verse emphasizes the connection between obedience to God's commands and receiving His blessings.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Being willing means having a readiness to listen and follow God's commands, while being obedient means acting upon those commands.
The verse promises that those who are willing and obedient will eat the best of the land, symbolizing God's abundant blessings.
This verse encapsulates the call for repentance and obedience that runs throughout Isaiah, highlighting the consequences of turning back to God.
The 'best of the land' refers to the blessings and goodness that God promises to those who follow His ways.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What does willingness to obey God look like in my life?
- How can I cultivate a heart that is both willing and obedient to God's word?
- What are some blessings I have experienced as a result of obeying God's commands?
- In what ways can I encourage others to be willing and obedient to God?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers have commented on this verse, interpreting it as a promise of blessings for the faithful and a call to obedience.
This passage means the blessings that await the flesh when in the kingdom of God it shall be renewed, and made like the angels, and waiting to obtain the things “which neither eye has seen nor ear heard,Early Church Fathers on Isaiah 1 →
Scripture promised these good things to the faithful when it said, “You shall eat the good things of the land.” That we may obtain the good things, let us be like that good,Early Church Fathers on Isaiah 1 →
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.Early Church Fathers on Isaiah 1 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Isaiah 1:19 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIf ye be willing and obedient,.... The Targum adds, "to my Word": the Word made flesh, and dwelling among them; who would have gathered the inhabitants of Jerusalem to his ministry, to attend his
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryIf ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleIf ye be willing and obedient; if you are heartily willing and fully resolved to obey all my commands. Ye shall eat the good of the land; together with the pardon of your sins, you shall receive many temporal and worldly blessings.
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsIsaiah 1:19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:Ver. 19. If ye be willing and obedient.] If ye love God and keep his commandments; if ye love to be his servants; willing in all things to live honestly. Tantum velis et Deus tibi praecurret. Say thou canst not open the door, yet be lifting at the latch; ever holding that of Augustine, Nolentem praevenit Deus ut velit, volentem subsequitur ne frustra velit. It is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his own good pleasure. Augustine, after Paul, stood so much for free grace, that the Papists say he yielded too little to freewill. Ye shall eat the good things of the land.] Ye shall, and not strangers for…
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.—The promise of temporal blessings as the reward of a true repentance, instead of the spiritual peace and joy of Psa 51:8-12, fills us at first with a sense of disappointment. It has to be remembered, however, that the prophet spoke to those who were unjust and selfish, and who were as yet far from the broken and contrite heart of the true penitent. He was content to wake up in them the dormant sense of righteousness, and to lead them to recognise the moral government of God. In the long run they would not be losers by a change of conduct. The choice of eating or “being eaten” (the “devoured” of Isaiah 1:20), enjoying a…
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 19. Ye shall eat the good of the land] Referring to Isaiah 1:7: it shall not be "devoured by strangers."
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleIf ye be willing - If you submit your wills, and become voluntary in your obedience to my law. And obedient - Hebrew If you will hear; that is, my commands.
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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible18-20. Revolting as the people’s acts have been, God is here pleading to show that their ill condition is of their own causing. Come now — This is a common formula of entreaty. Let us reason — Discuss the case together.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Isaiah 1 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.
Tyndale line
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
If ye are willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
If ye consent and obey, ye shall eate the good things of the land.
Strictly literal
If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;
If ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,
If you are willing, and have listened, || The good of the land you consume,
If ye be willing and obey, the best of the land shall ye eat;
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land,
From the Latin
If you be willing, and will hearken to me, you shall eat the good things of the land.
Simplified
If you really want this, and if you do as you're told, then you yourselves will eat the best things that the land produces.
If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text reads: אִם־ תֹּאב֖וּ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם ט֥וּב הָאָ֖רֶץ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃. The Septuagint matches five of the six words, indicating a strong agreement between these texts. The Dead Sea Scrolls also align closely with the Masoretic Text, with minor restorations in the 4Q60 scroll.
אִם־ תֹּאב֖וּ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם ט֥וּב הָאָ֖רֶץ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃
5 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
אמ תאבו ושמעתם טוב הארץ תאכלו
5 words on the leather — 1 partly restored.
[אם] [תאבו] [ושמעתם] [טוב] הארצ תאכלו
2 words on the leather — 4 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Isaiah 1:19
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
אִם (im) is a Hebrew conjunction primarily meaning 'if' and is used in various contexts, including conditional clauses and interrogative situations. It can also express negation, alternatives, or exceptions, and appears frequently in the Old Testament. The lexicons note its use in oaths and its ability to connect different clauses, sometimes altering their meanings.
אִם conj.
hypoth. part. if
Interrog. part.
base
כִּי אם־
each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
that if
for if
(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
limiting the prec. clause, except
the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
after an oath, surely
base
H518a אִם conj. . hypoth. part. if
. Interrog. part.
H518b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if
. for if
. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except
. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
. after an oath, surely
518 'im eem
a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!;
interrog., whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh
that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:--(and, can-,
doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, +
more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or,
+ save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more,
none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when,
whereas, whether, while, + yet.
אִם (im) — if.
: if/whether_or/though
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
[כִּי] אם (ki im) — if: except.
1) except if
1a) but if
אִם (im) — if: surely no.
: surely_no
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אִם (im) — if: surely yes.
: surely_yes
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אִם (im) — if: until.
: until/except
Conj — ParticleHTc
The Hebrew word אָבָה (*abah*) means to be willing or to consent. It is a primitive root that conveys ideas of acquiescence and desire. The word appears in various forms and contexts throughout the Old Testament, often indicating a willingness to yield or accept, sometimes in both positive and negative senses.
אָבָה vb. be willing, consent (cf. As. abîtu, command, Dl W, Eth. Ethiopic refuse, Ar. Arabic, id., Nejd be willing So De Jes 3, p. 26; LCB 1880, 817)—
Qal (c. לֹא, אַל exc. Is 1:19 Jb 39:9; in Hex. rare & Only JED, incl. Lv 26:21); Pf. אָבָה Ex 10:27 + אָבוּ Ju 19:25 + 7 t.; אָבוּא Is 28:12 (Sta § 31 R.2; Kö I, 414); Impf. יֹאבֶה Dt 29:19 + 2 t.; 2 ms. juss. תֹּבֵֽא Pr 1:10 (Sta § 143 e 1 nn; Kö I, 578 f) etc.; Pt. אֹבִים Ez 3:7;—be willing, sq. Inf.…
Read the full entry →H14 אָבָה be willing, consent
14 'abah aw-baw'
a primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be
acquiescent:--consent, rest content will, be willing.
אָבָה (a.vah) — be willing.
1) to be willing, consent
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be willing
1a2) to consent, yield to, accept
1a3) to desire
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine pluralHVqi2mp
The Hebrew word שָׁמַע (shama`) means 'to hear' and encompasses a range of meanings including listening, obeying, and proclaiming. It is built from a primitive root and can imply attention and understanding. The entries highlight various grammatical forms, such as Qal, Niphal, Piel, and Hiphil, indicating different nuances of hearing and obeying. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.
שָׁמַע 1152 vb. hear
Qal 1052
subj. pers. hum.
י׳ (God) subj.
Niph. 42 be heard, of voice, sound
be heard of
be regarded, obeyed
= (favourable) hearing was granted to their voice.
Pi. he caused the people to hear
Hiph. 63
of man
י׳ subj.
base
H8085 שָׁמַע hear
8085 shama` shaw-mah'
a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with
implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to
tell, etc.):--X attentively, call (gather) together, X
carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content,
declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make
to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be)
obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish,
regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell,
understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
שָׁמַע (sha.ma) — to hear: hear.
: hear
v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound
שָׁמַע (sha.ma) — to hear: obey.
: obey
v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
Conj | V-Qal-2mp — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect second person masculine pluralHc/Vqq2mp
טוּב (tuv) refers to goodness in various forms, including good things, property, beauty, and joy. It encompasses both concrete and abstract notions of goodness, such as welfare and the goodness of God. The word is derived from a root meaning 'good' and is used broadly in the Old Testament to express positive qualities.
טוּב n.m. good things, goods, goodness
base
H2898 טוּב good things, goods, goodness
2898 tuwb toob
from 2895; good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially
goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness,
welfare:--fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well
with.
see HEBREW for 02895
טוּב (tuv) — goodness.
1) goods, good things, goodness
1a) good things
1b) goods, property
1c) fairness, beauty, joy, prosperity, goodness (abstract)
1d) goodness (of taste, discernment)
1e) goodness (of God) (abstract)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
אֶ֫רֶץ (erets) is a feminine noun meaning 'earth' or 'land.' It encompasses various meanings, including the whole earth, specific territories like Canaan, and even inhabitants of the land. It can refer to soil, ground, or regions, and is used in phrases related to distance and the living. There is a note on the plural form אֲרָצוֹת, which mainly appears in later texts to denote multiple lands.
אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land
earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
earth, opp. to heaven, sky
earth = inhabitants of earth
land =
country, territory
district, region
trial territory
piece of ground
specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
= inhabitants of land
used even of Shᵉʼôl
ground, surface of ground
soil, as productive
אֶרֶץ in phrases
people of the land
in measurements of distance
the country of the plain, level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
base
H776 אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land . . earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
. earth, opp. to heaven, sky
. earth = inhabitants of earth
. land = . country, territory
. district, region
. trial territory
. piece of ground
. specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
. = inhabitants of land
. used even of Shᵉʼôl
. . ground, surface of ground
. soil, as productive
. אֶרֶץ in phrases . people of the land
. in measurements of distance
. the country of the plain, level or plain country
. land of the living
. end(s) of the earth
. pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
776 'erets eh'-rets
from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth
(at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth,
field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: country/planet.
: country/field
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
1b2) district, region
1b3) tribal territory
1b4) piece of ground
1b5) land of Canaan, Israel
1b6) inhabitants of land
1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world
1b8) city (-state)
1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground
1c2) soil
1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land
1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
1d3) level or plain country
1d4) land of the living
1d5) end(s) of the earth
1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: soil.
: soil
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
Art | N-cs — Particle · noun common feminine singular absoluteHTd/Ncfsa
((1) 'erets;
(2) 'adhamah;
(3) sadheh,
"a piece of land";
(4) ge, "earth";
(5) agros, "field";
(6) chora, "region";
(7) chorion, diminutive of chora;
(8) xeros, "dry land";
(9) 'ezrach, "native" the King James Version "born in the land," "born among you," the Revised Version (British and American) "home-born" (Le 19:34; 14:16; Nu 15:30); "like a green tree in its native soil" (Ps 37:35)):
→ Appeared on the third creative day Ge 1:9
→ Original title to, from God Ge 13:14-17; 15:7; Ex 23:31; Le 25:23
→ Bought and sold Ge 23:3-18; 33:19; Ac 4:34; 5:1-8
→ Sale and redemption of, laws concerning Le 25:15,16,23-33; 27:17-24; Nu 36:4; Jer 32:7-16,25,44; Eze 46:18
אָכַל (akal) means 'to eat' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including literal consumption by humans and animals, as well as figurative uses like devouring by fire or destruction. It can describe actions such as feeding or causing to eat, and it also appears in contexts of oppression and destruction. The verb has various forms, indicating different subjects and nuances.
אָכַל 806 vb. eat
Qal
eat, human subject
of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
fig. of fire, devour, consume
of sword, devour, slay
in genl., devour, consume, destroy
fig. of oppression, devour the poor
Niph.
be eaten by man
be devoured by fire, consumed
be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
Pu. be consumed
Hiph.
cause to eat, feed with
cause to devoure, obj. sword
base
H398 אָכַל eat .. eat, human subject
. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
. fig. of fire, devour, consume
. of sword, devour, slay
. in genl., devour, consume, destroy
. fig. of oppression, devour the poor
. . be eaten by man
. be devoured by fire, consumed
. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
. be consumed
. . cause to eat, feed with
. cause to devoure, obj. sword
398 'akal aw-kal'
a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):--X at
all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up),
feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay)
meat, X quite.
אָכַל (a.khal) — to eat.
1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to eat (human subject)
1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)
1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)
1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
1a6) to devour (of oppression)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be eaten (by men)
1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to cause to eat, feed with
1c2) to cause to devour
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to feed
1d2) to cause to eat
1e) (Piel)
1e1) consume
Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine pluralHVqi2mp
