Numbers 22:17:10Num.22.17.W10TAB

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

    u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH

  3. sentence

    ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH

Exegesis

Finally, kavah-li et haam hazeh {קָבָה־לִּי אֵת הָעָם הַזֶּה | qā·wāh lî ʾēt hā·ʿām haz·zeh} uses a Qal imperative with ethical import and a direct object marker before the specific noun phrase, underscoring the targeted nature of the curse.

Root and etymology

ʾ-t-naleph-tav-nun

female donkey

In contextNumbers 22:17

For I will surely honor you greatly , and I will do everything that you say to me. And now, please go and curse for me this people.

About this coordinate

Numbers 22:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 22:17, 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 Num.22.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.17.W10.S1) and character.