אֶת־יָ֤ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־יָ֤ם

   et-YAM

   the sea of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֶת־יָ֤ם הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙

   et-YAM han-ne-KHO-shet

   the sea of the bronze
3. clause🔊 בָּ֣הּ עָשָׂ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אֶת־יָ֤ם הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ וְאֶת־הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים וְאֵ֖ת כְּלֵ֥י הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃

   BA a-SA she-lo-MO et-YAM han-ne-KHO-shet ve-et-ha-am-mu-DIM ve-ET ke-LE han-ne-KHO-shet

   in it or with it made Solomon the sea of the bronze and the pillars and vessels or utensils of the bronze
4. sentence🔊 וּמִטִּבְחַ֤ת וּמִכּוּן֙ עָרֵ֣י הֲדַדְעֶ֔זֶר לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֛יד נְחֹ֖שֶׁת רַבָּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד בָּ֣הּ עָשָׂ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אֶת־יָ֤ם הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ וְאֶת־הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים וְאֵ֖ת כְּלֵ֥י הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃

   u-mit-TIV-khat u-mik-KUN a-RE ha-dad-E-zer la-KAKH da-VID ne-KHO-shet rab-BA me-OD BA a-SA she-lo-MO et-YAM han-ne-KHO-shet ve-et-ha-am-mu-DIM ve-ET ke-LE han-ne-KHO-shet

   and from Tibhath and from Cun cities of Hadadezer took David bronze much or great very in it or with it made Solomon the sea of the bronze and the pillars and vessels or utensils of the bronze

Exegesis

In the second clause, the verb asah {עָשָׂה | ʿā-śāh} ‘he made’ with shlomo {שְׁלֹמֹה | šəl-ō-mō} ‘Solomon’ takes the direct objects et-yam {אֶת־יָם | ʾet-yām} ‘the Sea’, ve-et-ha-amudim {וְאֵת־הָעַמּוּדִים | wə-ʾet ha-ʿa-mu-dîm} ‘the pillars’, and ve-et-kelei ha-nechoshet {וְאֵת כְּלֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת | wə-ʾet kə-lê ha-nə-ḥō-šeṯ} ‘the bronze vessels’. The structure shifts from acquisition to temple furnishing, emphasizing the transformation of raw materials into sacred objects.