אֵ֖ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֵ֖ת

   ET

   {direct object marker}
2. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּפִ֔יו אֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑י

   va-YO-mer ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER di-BER be-FI-v ET da-VID a-VI

   and he said blessed the LORD God of Israel who spoke with his mouth {direct object marker} David my father
3. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּפִ֔יו אֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑י וּבְיָדָ֥יו מִלֵּ֖א לֵאמֹֽר׃

   va-YO-mer ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER di-BER be-FI-v ET da-VID a-VI u-ve-ya-DAV mi-LE le-MOR

   and he said blessed the LORD God of Israel who spoke with his mouth {direct object marker} David my father and with his hands fulfilled saying

Exegesis

Befiv {בְּפִ֔יו | befiyw} ‘by his mouth’ underscores personal divine agency, and the direct object marker et {אֵ֖ת | ʾēṯ} signals that David {דָּוִ֣יד | dāwīḏ} is the recipient, reinforced by avi {אָבִ֑י | ʾāḇî} ‘my father’.

Root and etymology

מ־ל־א🔊 mem–lamed–aleph

“to fill, complete”

• 🔊 מָלֵאmalefullGenesis 1:22