וּמֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹ֗ן עָשׂ֛וּ 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 כָּל הַמֹּפְתִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לִפְנֵ֣יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים
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Meaning:
* Face * Presence * Front or surface
Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects. פַרְעֹ֑ה וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק יְהוָה֙plugin-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 אֶתplugin-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 לֵ֣בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב
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Meaning:
* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything
Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלֹֽא שִׁלַּ֥ח אֶתplugin-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 בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאַרְצֽוֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ
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Meaning:
* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country
The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.
When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
