Genesis 17:8:5Gen.17.8.W5TAB

אֵ֣ת

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. phraseyour reading level

    ET E-rets me-gu-RE-kha

  3. clause

    ve-na-tat-TI le-KHA u-le-zar-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha ET E-rets me-gu-RE-kha ET kol-E-rets ke-na-AN la-a-khu-ZAT o-LAM

  4. sentence

    ve-na-tat-TI le-KHA u-le-zar-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha ET E-rets me-gu-RE-kha ET kol-E-rets ke-na-AN la-a-khu-ZAT o-LAM ve-ha-YI-ti la-HEM le-e-lo-HIM

Exegesis

Et {אֵת | ʾēt} marks the direct object erets megurekha {אֶרֶץ מְגֻרֶיךָ | ʾe-reṣ mə-gu-rê-ḵā} ‘land of your sojournings’, emphasizing transient dwelling.

In contextGenesis 17:8

I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land where you live as a foreigner, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession , and I will be God to them.

About this coordinate

Genesis 17:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 17:8, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣ת (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.17.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.8.W5.S1) and character.