1 Samuel 16:4:31 Sam.16.4.W3TAB
אֵ֚ת
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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ET
- clause
va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem
- sentence
va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem va-ye-kher-DU zik-NE ha-IR lik-ra-TO va-yo-MER sha-LOM BO-e-kha
Exegesis
The particle et {אֵ֚ת | ʾēt} introduces Samuel as direct object, followed by the relative clause asher dibber YHWH {אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה | ʾăšer dib-bēr Yəhōwāh}, where dibber functions as a Piel perfect verb of utterance.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:4
And Samuel did what the LORD commanded, and he came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city trembled to meet him, and they said, “Is your coming in peace?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 16:4, so the Hebrew word אֵ֚ת (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.16.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.4.W3.S1) and character.