2 Kings 16:14:12 Kgs.16.14.W1TAB

וְאֵ֨ת

veet

and

Transliteration
ve-ET
Extended
veh-EET
IPA
/vəˈʔeːt/

Meaning by language

English
and

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + אֵ֨ת
ve + et
veet

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tavt as in top

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ET

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ET ham-miz-BE-akh han-ne-KHO-shet

  3. clause

    ve-ET ham-miz-BE-akh han-ne-KHO-shet a-SHER lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-yak-REV me-ET pe-NE hab-BA-yit mib-BEN ham-miz-BE-akh u-mib-BEN BET Ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    ve-ET ham-miz-BE-akh han-ne-KHO-shet a-SHER lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-yak-REV me-ET pe-NE hab-BA-yit mib-BEN ham-miz-BE-akh u-mib-BEN BET Ye-ho-VAH va-yit-TEN O-to al-YE-rekh ham-miz-BE-akh tsa-FO-na

Exegesis

The verse opens by fronting the object with ve'et {וְאֵת | wəʾēt} to highlight what is being acted upon: “the bronze altar.”

In context2 Kings 16:14

He moved the bronze altar that was before the LORD away from the front of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and set it on the north side of the altar.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 16:14, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֨ת (veet) 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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.14.W1.S1) and character.