1 Samuel 15:16:71 Sam.15.16.W7TAB
אֵת֩
et
- Transliteration
- ET
- Extended
- EET
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt/
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET
- phraseyour reading level
ET a-SHER di-BER ye-ho-VAH
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.