Genesis 20:16:15Gen.20.16.W15TAB
וְאֵ֥ת
veet
“and before”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET
- Extended
- veh-EET
- IPA
- /və.ˈʔeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ET
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET KOL
- clause
ve-ET KOL ve-no-kha-KHAT
- sentence
u-le-sa-RA a-MAR hin-NE na-TAT-ti E-lef KE-sef le-a-KHIKH hin-NE hu-LAKH ke-SUT ei-NA-yim le-KHOL a-SHER it-TAKH ve-ET KOL ve-no-kha-KHAT
Exegesis
The coordinating phrase ve-et kol ve-nokhakhat {וְאֵת כֹּל וְנֹכָחַת | wə-ʾēt kol wə-nō-ḵā-ḥat} merges the sphere of witnesses (ve-et kol) with nokhakhat, a Niphal participle meaning “you are vindicated.” English renders the doubled hinneh/look for emphasis, explicates the idiom “covering of the eyes,” and makes explicit the participial vindication.
In context — Genesis 20:16
And to Sarah he said, “See, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother. See, it will be for you a covering of the eyes before all who are with you; and before everyone you are vindicated .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:16:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 20:16, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֥ת (veet) 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.20.16.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.16.W15.S1) and character.