וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ כָּל עֲדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שִׁלֹ֔ה וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּ שָׁ֖ם 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 אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְהָאָ֥רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ
hebrew
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 נִכְבְּשָׁ֖ה לִפְנֵיהֶֽםplugin-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.
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