2 Kings 15:16:112 Kgs.15.16.W11TAB
אֵ֛ת
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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Word in context
- word
ET
- clause
ET kal-he-he-ra-TE-ha bik-KE-a
- sentence
AZ yak-KE-me-na-KHEM et-tif-SAKH ve-et-kal-a-SHER-BA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha mi-tir-TSA KI LO pa-TAKH va-YAKH ET kal-he-he-ra-TE-ha bik-KE-a
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yakkeh {יַכֶּה | yak-keh} marks Menaḥem’s {מְנַחֵם | me-na-ḥem} aggressive action, with the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} introducing Tipśaḥ {תִּפְסַח | tip-săḥ}.
In context — 2 Kings 15:16
Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and everyone in it, along with its territory from Tirzah, because it refused to open , and he struck all its pregnant women , ripping them open.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 15:16, so the Hebrew word אֵ֛ת (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 2 Kgs.15.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.16.W11.S1) and character.