Exodus 20:1:3Exod.20.1.W3TAB

אֵ֛ת

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. 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 contextExodus 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.