Daniel 1:15:11Dan.1.15.W11TAB

אֵ֖ת

et

Transliteration
ET
Extended
EET
IPA
/ˈʔeːt/

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET

  2. clause

    min-KOL-ha-ye-la-DIM ha-o-khe-LIM ET pat-BAG ha-ME-lekh

  3. sentence

    oo-mik-TSAT ya-MIM a-sa-RA nir-AA mar-ee-HEM TOV oo-veh-ree-EE ba-SAR min-KOL-ha-ye-la-DIM ha-o-khe-LIM ET pat-BAG ha-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The prepositional comparative minkolhayeladim haokhlim et patbag hamelekh {מִן־כָּל־הַיְלָדִים הָאֹכְלִים אֵת פַּתְבַּג הַמֶּלֶךְ | min-kōl-haylā-dîm hā-ʾōḵ-lîm ʾēt pat-bag hā-me-leḵ} establishes the benchmark for comparison. Hebrew fronting of temporal and comparative elements shapes emphasis, requiring reordering into English SVO.

In contextDaniel 1:15

And at the end of ten days, their appearance was seen to be better and healthier in flesh than all the youths who were eating the portion of the king.

About this coordinate

Daniel 1:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 1:15, so the Hebrew word אֵ֖ת (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 Dan.1.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.15.W11.S1) and character.