וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אֶֽל יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט ע֣וֹד אִישׁ אֶחָ֡ד לִדְרֹשׁ֩ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת
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The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1 יְהוָ֨הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה
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Meaning
* Yahweh - God's personal name
It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.
First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 מֵאֹת֜וֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת
hebrew
The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1 וַאֲנִ֣י שְׂנֵאתִ֗יו כִּ֠י לֹֽא יִתְנַבֵּ֨א עָלַ֥י טוֹב֙ כִּ֣י אִם רָ֔ע מִיכָ֖יְהוּ בֶּן יִמְלָ֑ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט אַל יֹאמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כֵּֽן
