Exodus 20:1:3Exod.20.1.W3TAB
אֵ֛ת
et
- Transliteration
- ET
- Extended
- EET
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt/
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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ET
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER e-lo-HIM ET kohl-ha-de-va-REEM ha-EL-leh leh-MOR
Exegesis
The particle et {אֵת | ʾēt} marks the definite direct object, introducing kol-haddevarim ha-eleh {כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה | kōl-had-də-bā-rîm hā-ʾēl-leh} ‘all these words’ as the full content of speech. Within this phrase, kol governs haddevarim to convey exhaustive scope, while ha-eleh specifies these particular statements.
Root and etymology
y-ṣ-ʾyod-tsade-aleph
“to go out, to bring out”
In context — Exodus 20:1
And God spoke all these words , saying:
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 20:1, so the Hebrew word אֵ֛ת (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.20.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.1.W3.S1) and character.