אֶת־דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק

   et-dam-ME-sek

   Damascus
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֶת־דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק וְאֶת־חֲמָ֛ת

   et-dam-ME-sek ve-et-kha-MAT

   Damascus and Hamath
3. clause🔊 וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יָרָבְעָ֜ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְבוּרָת֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחָ֔ם וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֜יב אֶת־דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק וְאֶת־חֲמָ֛ת לִיהוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   ve-YE-ter div-RE ya-rav-AM ve-khol-a-SHER a-SA u-ge-vu-ra-TO a-sher-nil-KHAM va-a-SHER he-SHIV et-dam-ME-sek ve-et-kha-MAT li-ye-hu-DA be-yis-ra-EL

   and remainder of the words of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might that he fought and that he restored Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel
4. sentence🔊 וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יָרָבְעָ֜ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְבוּרָת֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחָ֔ם וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֜יב אֶת־דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק וְאֶת־חֲמָ֛ת לִיהוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   ve-YE-ter div-RE ya-rav-AM ve-khol-a-SHER a-SA u-ge-vu-ra-TO a-sher-nil-KHAM va-a-SHER he-SHIV et-dam-ME-sek ve-et-kha-MAT li-ye-hu-DA be-yis-ra-EL ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL

   and remainder of the words of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might that he fought and that he restored Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel are they not written upon the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel

Exegesis

The direct object markers et {אֶת־ | ’et} with Dammesek {דַּמֶּשֶׂק | dam-mes-sek} and veet {וְאֶת־ | və-’et} with Chamat {חֲמָת | ḥa-mat} foreground these strategic cities.