1 Samuel 15:16:71 Sam.15.16.W7TAB

אֵת֩

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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ET a-SHER di-BER ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-sha-UL HE-ref ve-a-gi-DA le-KHA ET a-SHER di-BER ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LAI-la

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-sha-UL HE-ref ve-a-gi-DA le-KHA ET a-SHER di-BER ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LAI-la va-yo-MER LO da-BER

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʼet} frames the following relative clause asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʼašēr}, which introduces the content of the divine message.

Root and etymology

ח־ט־א

to miss the mark, sin

In context1 Samuel 15:16

And Samuel said to Saul, "Cease and let me tell you what the LORD spoke to me last night." And he said to him, "Speak."

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 15:16, so the Hebrew word אֵת֩ (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 Sam.15.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.16.W7.S1) and character.