אֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת

   et-a-tsmo-T

   {direct object marker} bones of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת שָׁא֔וּל

   et-a-tsmo-T sha-UL

   {direct object marker} bones of Saul
3. clause🔊 וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶת־עַצְמ֖וֹת יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֑וֹ

   va-YA-al mi-SHAM et-a-tsmo-T sha-UL ve-et-a-tsmo-T ye-ho-na-TAN be-NO

   and he brought up from there {direct object marker} bones of Saul and {direct object marker} bones of Jonathan his son
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶת־עַצְמ֖וֹת יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֑וֹ וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ אֶת־עַצְמ֖וֹת הַמּוּקָעִֽים׃

   va-YA-al mi-SHAM et-a-tsmo-T sha-UL ve-et-a-tsmo-T ye-ho-na-TAN be-NO va-ya-as-FU et-a-tsmo-T ha-mu-ka-IM

   and he brought up from there {direct object marker} bones of Saul and {direct object marker} bones of Jonathan his son and they gathered {direct object marker} bones of the ones who were impaled or hanged

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʼet} frames the central noun ‘atzmot {עַצְמוֹת | ʻaṣ-šə-mōṯ}, repeated to emphasize each set of bones.

Root and etymology

ע־צ־מ🔊 ayin-tsade-mem

“bones, substance”

• 🔊 עֶצֶםetzembone; self, essenceGenesis 2:23