Ezekiel 17:4:1Ezek.17.4.W1TAB
אֵ֛ת
et
“{direct object marker}”
- Transliteration
- ET
- Extended
- EET
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker}
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
- word
ET
- clause
ET ROSH ye-ni-KO-ta-yv ka-TAF
- sentence
ET ROSH ye-ni-KO-ta-yv ka-TAF va-ye-vi-E-HU el-E-rets ke-NA-an be-IR ro-khe-LIM SA-mo
Exegesis
The verse opens with the direct object marker et {אֵ֛ת | ʾēt}, marking the following noun phrase as the grammatical object.
In context — Ezekiel 17:4
He plucked the very top of its young shoots and brought it to the land of Canaan; in a city of merchants he set it.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 17:4, 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 Ezek.17.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.4.W1.S1) and character.