Genesis 14:16:2Gen.14.16.W2TAB
אֵ֖ת
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
- word
ET
- clause
va-ya-SHEV ET kol-ha-re-KHUSH
- sentence
va-ya-SHEV ET kol-ha-re-KHUSH ve-GAM et-LOT a-KHIV u-re-khu-SHO he-SHIV ve-GAM et-han-na-SHIM ve-et-ha-AM
Exegesis
This verb governs the first direct object chain marked by et {אֵת | ʾēt} ‘direct object marker’, namely kol-harekhush {כָּל־הָרְכֻשׁ | kāl-hā-rə-ḵuš} ‘all the possessions’, where kol in construct with a definite noun expresses totality.
In context — Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the possessions , and also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions. He also brought back the women and the people.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:16, 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 Gen.14.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.16.W2.S1) and character.