אֵ֥ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֵ֥ת

   ET

   {direct object marker}
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים

   ET KAL-ha-ko-SHIM

   {direct object marker} all the conspirators
3. clause🔊 וַיַּךְ֙ עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָמ֑וֹן

   va-YAKH AM-ha-A-rets ET KAL-ha-ko-SHIM AL-ha-ME-lekh a-MON

   and struck down the people of the land {direct object marker} all the conspirators against the king Amon
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּךְ֙ עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָמ֑וֹן וַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּ עַם־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֶת־יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-YAKH AM-ha-A-rets ET KAL-ha-ko-SHIM AL-ha-ME-lekh a-MON va-yam-LI-khu AM-ha-A-rets et-yo-shi-YA-hu ve-NO takh-TAV

   and struck down the people of the land {direct object marker} all the conspirators against the king Amon and they made king the people of the land {direct object marker} Josiah his son in his place

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֵ֥ת | ʾēṯ} and kol-ha-qō-šerīm {כָּל־הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים | kol-hā-qō-šerīm} ‘all the conspirators’ signal total inclusion of plotters, and the phrase al-ha-melekh ʾĀmōn {עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָמ֑וֹן | ʿal-hā-meleḵ ʾĀ-mōn} specifies the target.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ח־ט־אchet–tet–aleph

“sin”

• 🔊 חֵטְאḥeṭ-ʾsin, offenseGenesis 4:7