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וְלֹֽא יִפְרְס֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם עַל אֵ֖בֶל לְנַחֲמ֣וֹ עַל מֵ֑ת וְלֹֽא יַשְׁק֤וּ אוֹתָם֙plugin-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 כּ֣וֹס תַּנְחוּמִ֔ים עַל אָבִ֖יו וְעַל אִמּֽוֹ