Malachi 2:4:5Mal.2.4.W5TAB

אֵ֖ת

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. clause

    vi-DA-e-tem KI shi-lakh-TI a-LE-khem ET ham-mits-VA ha-ZOT

  3. sentence

    vi-DA-e-tem KI shi-lakh-TI a-LE-khem ET ham-mits-VA ha-ZOT lih-hyot be-ri-TI et-LE-vi a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT

Exegesis

The direct object marker ʾet {אֵת | ʾet} signals ham-miṣwāh haz-zôt {הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת | ham-miṣ-wāh haz-zôt} ‘this commandment’, while ʾet-lêwî {אֶת־לֵוִ֔י | ʾet-lê-wî} marks Levi as the covenant partner.

In contextMalachi 2:4

Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, so that My covenant may continue with Levi , says the LORD of hosts .

About this coordinate

Malachi 2:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Malachi 2:4, 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 Mal.2.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.2.4.W5.S1) and character.