Leviticus 25:10:2Lev.25.10.W2TAB

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 she-NAT ha-kha-mi-SHEEM

  3. clause

    ve-ki-dash-TEM ET she-NAT ha-kha-mi-SHEEM sha-NA oo-kra-TEM deh-ROHR bah-AH-rets leh-KHOL-yosh-VE-hah

  4. sentence

    ve-ki-dash-TEM ET she-NAT ha-kha-mi-SHEEM sha-NA oo-kra-TEM deh-ROHR bah-AH-rets leh-KHOL-yosh-VE-hah yo-VEL HI tih-YEH la-KHEM ve-shav-TEM ISH el-a-khu-zah-TOH veh-ISH el-mish-pakh-TOH ta-shu-VU

Exegesis

The Qal perfect uqratem {וּקְרָאתֶם | u-qra-tem} “and you shall proclaim” introduces dror {דְּרוֹר | də-rôr} “liberty,” enacted ba-arets {בָּאָ֖רֶץ | bā-ʼā-reṣ} “in the land” for le-khol yoshveha {לְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶיהָ | lə-khol yōš-vê-hā} “to all its inhabitants,” indicating universal release.

Root and etymology

b-v-’bēth-wāw-ʾālep

to bring in, gather

In contextLeviticus 25:10

And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants; it shall be a Jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his property and to his family.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 25:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 25:10, 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 Lev.25.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.10.W2.S1) and character.