Leviticus 22:15:6Lev.22.15.W6TAB

אֵ֥ת

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 a-SHER-ya-RI-mu

  3. clause

    ET a-SHER-ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL ET a-SHER-ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the construct kodeshei benei Yisrael {קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | qā-ḏā-šê bə-nē yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘holy things of the sons of Israel,’ highlighting possession in the cultic setting.

Root and etymology

tet-mem-alephtet-mem-aleph

uncleanness

In contextLeviticus 22:15

And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, those which they lift up as offerings to the LORD .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 22:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 22:15, so the Hebrew word אֵ֥ת (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 Lev.22.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.15.W6.S1) and character.