Hebrew · H853

אֵת

Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely )

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אֵתH853

What does אֵת mean in the Bible?

אֵת is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely )".

Full entry for אֵת (H853) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does אֵת mean in the Bible?

אֵת is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely )".

How does the BSB render H853?

The BSB source-word alignment has 10,937 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (9,178), and (342), them (228), you (198), him (146).

Where does אֵת appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1,024), Genesis (1,007), Jeremiah (852), Leviticus (767).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

-9,178×Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16

and342×Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25

them228×Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 5:2

you198×Genesis 7:1, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 27:8

him146×Genesis 1:27, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 6:22

it93×Genesis 2:3, Genesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 18:7

me70×Genesis 12:12, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 31:26

her27×Genesis 8:9, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 16:3

along with26×Genesis 3:24, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 43:18, Exodus 18:3

together with26×Exodus 36:38, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:16

us25×Genesis 41:12, Genesis 43:18, Genesis 47:19, Exodus 16:3

as well as21×Exodus 31:10, Exodus 39:28, Deuteronomy 14:8, Deuteronomy 30:15

But20×Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 40:22

with20×Genesis 34:7, Leviticus 14:20, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:10

vvv13×Genesis 27:16, Genesis 28:6, Numbers 16:38, Deuteronomy 12:32

. . .11×Genesis 12:20, Genesis 17:23, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 8:14

of8×2 Samuel 1:1, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 15:23, 2 Kings 8:8

Then8×Genesis 27:17, Genesis 42:20, Exodus 29:4, Leviticus 4:8

[they were given]7×Joshua 21:27, 1 Chronicles 6:71, 1 Chronicles 6:72, 1 Chronicles 6:74

For6×1 Samuel 25:39, Nehemiah 1:9, Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah 8:1

from6×Exodus 25:39, 2 Chronicles 28:21, Jeremiah 52:31, Ezekiel 34:12

So6×Genesis 1:21, Exodus 16:23, Numbers 3:10, Deuteronomy 3:12

to you6×Genesis 49:1, Exodus 9:16, Isaiah 42:9, Jeremiah 7:13

about5×1 Samuel 2:23, 1 Samuel 21:2, 2 Chronicles 9:1, Esther 1:18

including5×Genesis 19:25, Leviticus 1:12, Leviticus 9:13, 1 Kings 15:20

its5×Leviticus 18:25, Leviticus 26:20, Leviticus 26:34, Ezekiel 1:11

or5×Genesis 41:44, Joshua 13:13, 2 Chronicles 1:11, Esther 2:10

to5×1 Samuel 2:11, 1 Samuel 3:1, Esther 4:8, Job 26:4

to them5×Exodus 18:16, Jeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 35:2, Ezekiel 20:11

for you4×Genesis 45:11, Deuteronomy 1:9, 2 Samuel 19:33, Psalms 25:5

Moreover4×2 Kings 25:13, 2 Chronicles 29:19, Nehemiah 10:37, Jeremiah 52:17

the one4×Song Of Solomon 3:1, Song Of Solomon 3:2, Song Of Solomon 3:4, Jeremiah 41:2

themselves4×Jeremiah 7:19, Ezekiel 34:2, Ezekiel 34:8, Ezekiel 34:10

this4×Genesis 4:14, Leviticus 23:14, Leviticus 23:41, 1 Kings 9:7

Yet4×2 Kings 14:6, 2 Chronicles 25:4, Isaiah 57:13, Hosea 1:7

[or]3×Deuteronomy 14:7, Judges 11:15, 2 Samuel 19:24

[the land]3×Numbers 13:30, Deuteronomy 1:38, Joshua 18:5

however3×Genesis 15:10, Judges 1:21, 1 Kings 7:1

these3×2 Samuel 8:11, 1 Chronicles 18:11, Malachi 1:13

with them3×Genesis 19:5, Ezekiel 7:27, Ezekiel 39:24

[and]2×Numbers 18:5, Judges 1:30

[He] also [took]2×2 Kings 25:19, Jeremiah 52:25

[Jacob]2×Genesis 30:4, Genesis 32:29

[Joseph]2×Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:36

[the altar]2×Exodus 30:6, Exodus 38:7

[the captain]2×2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12

[the gods of]2×2 Kings 19:12, Isaiah 37:12

[The lampstand]2×Exodus 25:39, Exodus 37:24

[the man]2×Numbers 15:33, Numbers 15:36

{down}2×2 Kings 25:21, Jeremiah 52:27

{to anger}2×1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 21:15

against2×1 Samuel 12:14, Daniel 11:2

also2×Ezra 8:19, Jeremiah 41:3

and they2×Leviticus 20:14, Ezekiel 20:13

as well2×Exodus 29:8, 1 Kings 9:19

before Me2×Deuteronomy 4:10, Jeremiah 33:22

But Me2×Ezekiel 22:12, Hosea 2:13

for him2×Genesis 37:35, 1 Samuel 20:17

from it2×Jeremiah 25:15, Jeremiah 25:17

from Me2×Isaiah 54:15, Ezekiel 3:17

in2×Genesis 6:14, 1 Samuel 7:16

of Me2×Isaiah 29:13, Ezekiel 20:3

of them2×Genesis 48:13, Ezekiel 3:9

on us2×1 Kings 12:4, 2 Chronicles 10:4

that2×1 Kings 18:10, Isaiah 57:11

the lamps2×Exodus 27:21, Leviticus 24:3

They also2×2 Kings 25:14, Jeremiah 52:18

through him2×2 Kings 3:11, 2 Kings 8:8

to him2×Genesis 50:15, Joshua 14:7

upon me2×Genesis 34:30, Jeremiah 29:12

with her2×Ezekiel 16:2, Ezekiel 23:8

with him2×1 Kings 20:16, 2 Kings 3:12

you up2×Jeremiah 42:10, Amos 2:10

[Aaron and his sons]1×Exodus 29:1

[both of] them1×Genesis 13:6

[both] it1×2 Samuel 15:25

[down to]1×Zechariah 5:4

[Hebron]1×Joshua 10:37

[his body]1×Genesis 50:26

[his brothers]1×Genesis 50:21

[instead]1×Ezekiel 34:8

[Jeroboam]1×1 Kings 11:29

[Joash]1×2 Chronicles 24:25

[loves]1×Hosea 3:1

[me]1×Genesis 30:26

[Noah]1×Genesis 7:16

[of Abner]1×2 Samuel 3:11

[of Neah]1×Joshua 19:14

[Sarai]1×Genesis 12:15

[such people]1×Numbers 5:4

[that city]1×Joshua 10:30

[the animal]1×Leviticus 1:12

[the animals]1×Exodus 12:6

[the ark to Gath]1×1 Samuel 5:9

[the ark]1×1 Samuel 6:8

[the basket]1×Exodus 2:3

[the grate]1×Exodus 27:5

[the heifer]1×Numbers 19:8

[the house of Jeroboam]1×1 Kings 16:7

[the Israelites]1×1 Kings 20:25

[the lambs]1×Leviticus 23:20

[the stones]1×Exodus 28:11

[their forces]1×Jeremiah 21:4

[these cities]1×Joshua 21:13

[these garments]1×Exodus 28:41

[these lights]1×Genesis 1:17

[they were given Gibeon,]1×1 Chronicles 6:60

[where]1×Daniel 1:2

[your father]1×1 Samuel 2:28

[your servant]1×Deuteronomy 15:18

{back}1×Zechariah 8:8

Additionally1×Leviticus 11:13

After1×Genesis 5:32

against you1×Jeremiah 21:4

all of you1×1 Samuel 17:47

along with all1×Joshua 7:15

also [killed]1×Joshua 13:22

and [another]1×Ezekiel 21:20

And [He made]1×Genesis 1:16

and [to fulfill]1×1 Samuel 1:21

and [using]1×Judges 8:16

and [various]1×1 Chronicles 18:8

and {let} her1×Numbers 22:33

and also1×1 Chronicles 6:71

and of1×Genesis 10:15

and that1×Deuteronomy 4:10

and that he1×Esther 9:25

and the leading men1×2 Kings 24:15

and their1×Genesis 33:2

and then1×Deuteronomy 1:4

and these were the ones1×Joshua 5:7

and unless1×Joshua 2:18

anything1×Deuteronomy 15:2

as1×Joel 3:2

back1×Genesis 45:27

before you1×Joshua 23:5

both1×Leviticus 20:16

Both he1×Leviticus 20:14

both you1×Jeremiah 23:39

But as for you1×1 Kings 11:37

by1×Micah 3:8

by [helping] them1×Judges 21:22

each of them1×Genesis 15:10

each with1×Judges 1:18

except for1×Leviticus 13:33

for her1×Genesis 29:20

for it1×Jeremiah 33:9

for them1×Exodus 38:28

had also1×1 Samuel 25:43

hates us1×Deuteronomy 1:27

himself1×Numbers 19:13

his body1×Deuteronomy 21:22

in addition1×2 Chronicles 8:4

in addition to1×Exodus 31:11

in her1×Psalms 102:14

into them1×Exodus 26:1

is the One1×Isaiah 8:13

it up1×Ezekiel 17:9

itself1×Leviticus 16:22

known to you1×Proverbs 1:23

Later1×Leviticus 10:16

nor1×2 Samuel 21:10

Now1×Deuteronomy 2:31

of [Jabez]1×1 Chronicles 4:10

of [Leshem]1×Joshua 19:47

of it1×Deuteronomy 11:31

of those1×Leviticus 11:4

of whom we can inquire1×2 Chronicles 18:6

of you1×Ezekiel 33:20

on [the lampstand]1×Exodus 25:37

on behalf1×Psalms 132:1

on Me1×Isaiah 43:22

on them1×Numbers 22:11

on you1×Jeremiah 42:12

out1×Numbers 13:3

So also1×Judges 11:24

so that1×Genesis 43:12

such things1×Leviticus 15:10

that are1×Exodus 8:26

that is1×1 Chronicles 5:26

that you [will be]1×2 Kings 8:13

the altar1×Exodus 27:8

the descendants of1×Joshua 15:14

the Egyptians1×Exodus 12:27

the Zobaites1×1 Kings 11:24

their1×Numbers 27:7

their needs1×Jeremiah 5:7

those1×Numbers 1:3

to me1×2 Kings 10:6

to say1×Exodus 4:28

together1×Numbers 4:9

upon Him1×Isaiah 53:6

upon them1×Jeremiah 32:23

us out1×Deuteronomy 6:23

when you1×Proverbs 6:22

with their1×Leviticus 8:25

with their corresponding1×Numbers 35:7

Yes, {I will cause}1×Ezekiel 36:12

you {out}1×Ezekiel 20:34

you in1×Zephaniah 3:20

you up out of1×Judges 6:8

you want1×1 Samuel 21:9

your numbers1×Leviticus 26:22

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:1

Aligned rows10,937

Books represented39

Genesis1,007Exodus1,024Leviticus767Numbers698Deuteronomy654Joshua558Judges466Ruth321 Samuel5402 Samuel3991 Kings5542 Kings5861 Chronicles4562 Chronicles530Ezra30Nehemiah130Esther115Job45Psalms149Proverbs21Ecclesiastes74Song Of Solomon24Isaiah223Jeremiah852Lamentations7Ezekiel634Daniel38Hosea44Joel17Amos45Obadiah9Jonah14Micah16Nahum1Habakkuk4Zephaniah21Haggai18Zechariah101Malachi34

Source forms

אֶת־6,237x’eṯ-Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21

וְאֶת־1,666xwə·’eṯ-Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:24

אֶֽת־227x’eṯ-Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:23

אֵ֖ת171x’êṯGenesis 2:13, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 14:16

וְאֵת֙125xwə·’êṯGenesis 2:19, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 17:23

אֵ֚ת120x’êṯGenesis 2:11, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 39:22

וְאֵ֖ת108xwə·’êṯGenesis 1:16, Genesis 10:16, Genesis 15:19, Genesis 19:25

אֹת֖וֹ105x’ō·ṯōwGenesis 4:15, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 17:20

Parsing patterns

Direct object marker6,992xGenesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16

Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker2,165xGenesis 1:1, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25

Direct object marker | third person masculine singular469xGenesis 1:27, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 5:1

Direct object marker | third person masculine plural461xGenesis 1:17, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 1:28

Direct object marker | second person masculine plural297xGenesis 47:23, Genesis 48:21, Genesis 49:1, Genesis 50:21

Direct object marker | third person feminine singular158xGenesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 12:15

Direct object marker | first person common singular113xGenesis 4:14, Genesis 12:12, Genesis 15:3, Genesis 20:13

Preposition76xGenesis 6:14, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 26:10

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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