Exodus 20:7:10Exod.20.7.W10TAB
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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Word in context
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ET
- clause
KI LO ye-na-KEH ye-ho-VAH ET a-SHER-yi-SA et-she-MO la-SHAV
- sentence
LO ti-SA et-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha la-SHAV KI LO ye-na-KEH ye-ho-VAH ET a-SHER-yi-SA et-she-MO la-SHAV
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces the construct chain shem YHWH elohecha {שֵׁם־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | šēm YHWH ʾĕ-lō-he-kā} ‘the name of the LORD your God,’ linking divine name to covenant relationship.
The relative clause asher yissa et shmo lashav {אֲשֶׁר־ יִשָּׂא אֶת־ שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא | ʾă-šer yiś-śāʾ ʾeṯ-šəmô laš-šāwʾ} ‘who lifts His name to vanity’ specifies the object of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
y-ṣ-ʾyod-tsade-aleph
“to go out, to bring out”
In context — Exodus 20:7
You shall not carry the name of the LORD your God in a worthless way, for the LORD will not leave unpunished anyone who carries His name in vanity.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 20:7, 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.20.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.7.W10.S1) and character.