Exodus 13:7:3Exod.13.7.W3TAB

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

    ma-TSOT ye-a-KHEL ET shiv-AT ha-yah-MEEM

  3. sentence

    ma-TSOT ye-a-KHEL ET shiv-AT ha-yah-MEEM ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA kha-METS ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA se-OR be-KHOL-ge-vu-LE-kha

Exegesis

The command begins with the object matsot {מַצּוֹת | maṣṣōṯ} ‘unleavened breads’ introduced by the direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēt}.

In contextExodus 13:7

You are to consume unleavened bread for seven days; no leavened bread is to be seen with you, and no leaven or sourdough is to be found within your territory .

About this coordinate

Exodus 13:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 13:7, 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 Exod.13.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.7.W3.S1) and character.