1 Kings 16:12:31 Kgs.16.12.W3TAB

אֵ֖ת

et

Transliteration
ET
Extended
EET
IPA
/ˈʔeːt/

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET

  2. clause

    va-yash-MED zim-RI ET kol-BET ba-sha

  3. sentence

    va-yash-MED zim-RI ET kol-BET ba-sha kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾet} marks kol beit Baashah {כָּל־בֵּית בַּעְשָׁא | kol beyt Baʿashah} ‘all the house of Baasha’, emphasizing totality.

In context1 Kings 16:12

So Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, in keeping with the word of the LORD that He had spoken to Baasha through Jehu the prophet .

About this coordinate

1 Kings 16:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 16:12, so the Hebrew word אֵ֖ת (et) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.16.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.12.W3.S1) and character.