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Hebrew · H854

אֵת

Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near ; hence, generally, with , by , at , among , etc.

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אֵתH854
Pronunciationʾēt

What does אֵת (ʾēt) mean in the Bible?

אֵת (ʾēt): Marks proximity or association; fundamentally expresses spatial nearness, extended metaphorically to relationships and agency.

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Questions this entry answers

What does אֵת (ʾēt) mean in the Bible?

אֵת (ʾēt): Marks proximity or association; fundamentally expresses spatial nearness, extended metaphorically to relationships and agency.

How does the BSB render H854?

The BSB source-word alignment has 929 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (209), with (132), - (66), with you (62), with him (59).

Where does אֵת (ʾēt) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (140), Jeremiah (102), Ezekiel (65), 2 Samuel (62).

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
. . .209×Genesis 8:17, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 17:27
with132×Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:7
-66×Genesis 7:13, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 9:10, Genesis 24:32
with you62×Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11
with him59×Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:8, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 17:19
from34×Genesis 19:24, Genesis 49:30, Exodus 10:11, Leviticus 25:15
with me34×Genesis 14:24, Genesis 42:33, Genesis 43:8, Genesis 43:16
with them20×Exodus 6:4, Exodus 12:38, Exodus 34:33, Leviticus 26:44
with us16×Genesis 24:55, Genesis 34:21, Genesis 34:22, Genesis 41:12
to15×Genesis 19:13, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 41:9, Joshua 17:14
against12×Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:9, Judges 12:4, 2 Samuel 11:17
You8×Leviticus 19:13, Numbers 1:5, 1 Samuel 12:7, 2 Samuel 2:6
him7×Genesis 17:23, Genesis 50:7, Joshua 10:24, Judges 19:2
against you6×Joshua 24:8, 2 Kings 19:9, Proverbs 23:11, Isaiah 37:9
along with6×Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Exodus 28:1, 1 Kings 11:17
am with you6×Genesis 26:24, Isaiah 43:5, Jeremiah 1:19, Jeremiah 15:20
among you6×Genesis 34:16, Leviticus 19:34, Numbers 9:14, Deuteronomy 12:12
from them6×Genesis 42:24, Exodus 25:3, Numbers 7:5, Numbers 17:2
to them6×Genesis 23:8, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 42:7, Joshua 2:23
and5×Genesis 6:13, Leviticus 16:5, 1 Samuel 12:7, Isaiah 41:4
and with5×Genesis 9:10, Isaiah 53:9, Isaiah 57:15, Jeremiah 31:31
me5×Genesis 40:14, Judges 11:27, 1 Samuel 17:9, 1 Samuel 24:18
vvv5×Exodus 27:21, 2 Kings 4:3, 2 Kings 22:7, Proverbs 17:24
among4×Judges 1:16, Judges 1:21, Proverbs 16:19, Ezekiel 32:29
were with him4×Genesis 8:1, Numbers 22:40, Joshua 22:30, Jeremiah 42:8
with her4×Genesis 34:2, Joshua 6:17, Ruth 1:18, Isaiah 66:10
are with you3×Genesis 8:17, Genesis 20:16, 2 Kings 10:2
as well as3×Deuteronomy 29:15, Deuteronomy 29:19, 2 Kings 23:2
for3×Joshua 15:18, Ruth 2:11, Isaiah 66:10
for you3×Deuteronomy 1:30, Deuteronomy 10:21, 1 Samuel 12:7
from me3×1 Kings 20:36, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23
is with3×Proverbs 13:10, Isaiah 49:4
of you3×2 Samuel 3:13, 1 Kings 2:16, Jeremiah 5:18
on3×Numbers 31:2, 2 Chronicles 24:24, Isaiah 66:16
them3×Genesis 40:4, Deuteronomy 2:6, 1 Kings 20:23
with [the LORD]3×Exodus 34:29, Exodus 34:35, Numbers 7:89
accompanied by2×1 Samuel 26:2, 1 Kings 20:1
against them2×Jeremiah 1:16, Jeremiah 4:12
allied with him2×Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:17
along2×Genesis 22:3, Proverbs 1:11
among them2×Leviticus 16:16, 1 Samuel 25:15
among us2×Genesis 34:10, Genesis 34:23
by2×1 Samuel 25:29, Nehemiah 6:16
close2×2 Kings 11:8, 2 Chronicles 23:7
from him2×Leviticus 25:36, 2 Kings 5:20
has2×Jeremiah 23:28
in2×1 Samuel 22:4, Psalms 21:6
is with Him2×Isaiah 40:10, Isaiah 62:11
is with us2×Numbers 14:9, Jeremiah 8:8
is with you2×Genesis 43:3, Genesis 43:5
of2×Joshua 11:20, Zephaniah 1:18
on him2×2 Kings 25:6, Jeremiah 39:5
to him2×Genesis 17:3, Leviticus 6:4
to us2×Genesis 42:30, Zechariah 1:6
upon him2×Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 38:22
with [him]2×Deuteronomy 5:24, Jeremiah 52:32
with anyone2×1 Kings 22:31, 2 Chronicles 18:30
with it2×Leviticus 20:16, Ezekiel 31:17
within you2×Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 7:1
[alone]1×Numbers 18:1
[come] with me1×Song Of Solomon 4:8
[is] from Me1×Isaiah 54:17
[is] with You1×Job 14:5
[Joseph]1×Genesis 45:1
[to Jehoiachin]1×Jeremiah 52:32
[was] with him1×Genesis 39:3
[was] with you1×Genesis 9:10
[were] with him1×Esther 3:1
[you show]1×2 Samuel 16:17
about [Egypt]1×Ezekiel 32:21
adding to1×1 Kings 11:25
against me1×Psalms 109:2
alone1×Job 19:4
along with you1×Ezekiel 47:22
alongside Me1×Exodus 20:23
also with1×Deuteronomy 29:15
am with1×Jeremiah 42:11
am with them1×Ezekiel 34:30
an offering from1×Zechariah 6:10
and also from1×Ruth 4:5
and among1×Daniel 1:19
and by1×Ezekiel 6:9
and by them1×Joel 2:19
and his1×Judges 8:4
and sell herself1×Isaiah 23:17
and with him1×2 Samuel 16:18
And with Solomon1×1 Kings 1:44
and you have1×2 Kings 10:2
and your1×Genesis 9:9
anything with them1×2 Samuel 12:17
as his assistant1×Exodus 31:6
before1×Micah 6:1
behind1×2 Samuel 14:19
belonged1×Genesis 27:15
beside you1×Proverbs 3:29
but with1×Proverbs 11:2
compared to1×Jeremiah 23:28
do we have1×1 Samuel 9:7
for us1×Jeremiah 21:2
for You [resounds]1×Psalms 22:25
from among1×Numbers 3:9
from among you1×Exodus 35:5
from what belongs1×Numbers 31:28
from you1×2 Kings 2:10
had1×Exodus 35:23
help1×Joshua 14:12
her1×2 Samuel 13:14
his1×Genesis 32:7
I have1×Jeremiah 13:25
I made with you1×Ezekiel 16:60
I send1×Jeremiah 51:53
If I have1×Genesis 30:33
in their presence1×Isaiah 30:8
is near1×1 Kings 9:26
is on my side1×2 Kings 9:32
is with me1×Jeremiah 20:11
it with you1×Exodus 18:22
kindly with me1×Psalms 109:21
My1×1 Kings 12:24
My doing1×2 Chronicles 11:4
near1×Judges 3:19
near Me1×Exodus 33:21
next to1×Ezekiel 43:8
of us1×Psalms 74:9
on [Zedekiah]1×Jeremiah 52:9
or1×2 Chronicles 18:30
or withheld from me1×Psalms 66:20
surround1×Ezekiel 2:6
that1×Numbers 32:32
themselves1×Genesis 14:8
through you1×1 Kings 6:12
to [Israel]1×2 Kings 13:23
to be shared1×Proverbs 5:17
to be with1×Ezekiel 31:18
to have it1×Genesis 44:9
to him privately1×2 Samuel 3:27
to Jehoiachin1×2 Kings 25:28
to you1×Haggai 2:5
together1×Proverbs 8:31
together with1×Ezra 8:19
together with these offerings1×Leviticus 14:11
toward You1×Jeremiah 12:3
under1×Jeremiah 52:14
under my care1×Genesis 30:29
us1×Psalms 67:1
was near1×Judges 4:11
was with [Joseph]1×Genesis 39:23
was with Me1×Isaiah 63:3
We own1×Psalms 12:4
will accompany them1×Ezekiel 38:5
will be with you1×Isaiah 43:2
will go with1×2 Samuel 19:36
with [Abraham]1×Genesis 17:22
with [Egypt]1×Ezekiel 30:5
with [his brothers]1×Genesis 43:16
with [his nurse]1×2 Kings 11:3
with [Moses]1×Exodus 31:18
with [the cup]1×Genesis 44:10
with [the Israelites]1×2 Kings 17:35
With him [was]1×Exodus 38:23
with him violently1×Judges 8:1
with me here1×Genesis 39:8
With the help of1×Genesis 4:1
you and with1×Exodus 34:27
You have1×Judges 7:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:1אֶת־toWith the help ofPrepositionGenesis 5:22אֶת־towithPrepositionGenesis 5:24אֶת־towithPrepositionGenesis 6:9אֶת־towithPrepositionGenesis 6:13אֶת־toandPrepositionGenesis 6:18אִתָּ֑ךְtowith youPreposition | second person masculine singularGenesis 6:18אִתָּֽךְ׃towith youPreposition | second person masculine singularGenesis 6:19אִתָּ֑ךְtowith youPreposition | second person masculine singularGenesis 7:7אִתּ֖וֹtowithPreposition | third person masculine singularGenesis 7:13אִתָּ֖םto-Preposition | third person masculine plural
Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 4:1
Aligned rows929
Books represented35
Genesis140Exodus46Leviticus31Numbers56Deuteronomy26Joshua33Judges36Ruth81 Samuel432 Samuel621 Kings452 Kings591 Chronicles72 Chronicles20Ezra2Nehemiah5Esther4Job7Psalms26Proverbs25Song Of Solomon2Isaiah46Jeremiah102Ezekiel65Daniel2Hosea3Joel1Amos1Obadiah1Micah4Habakkuk1Zephaniah2Haggai3Zechariah11Malachi4
Source forms
אֶת־232x’eṯ-Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9
מֵאֵ֣ת40xmê·’êṯGenesis 17:27, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 43:34
אִתּ֖וֹ36x’it·tōwGenesis 7:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:8
וְאֶת־35xwə·’eṯ-Genesis 14:2, Genesis 37:2, Exodus 34:27, Exodus 35:16
אִתּ֔וֹ25x’it·tōwGenesis 14:5, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 45:1, Genesis 46:7
מֵאֵ֥ת22xmê·’êṯGenesis 19:24, Genesis 27:30, Genesis 49:32, Exodus 5:20
אִתּֽוֹ׃21x’it·tōwGenesis 8:18, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 34:6, Genesis 35:13
אִתּ֑וֹ20x’it·tōwGenesis 14:17, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 39:3, Genesis 39:23
Parsing patterns
Preposition205xGenesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9
Preposition | third person masculine singular153xGenesis 7:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:1, Genesis 8:18
Preposition-m | Direct object marker112xGenesis 17:27, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 25:10
Preposition | second person masculine singular77xGenesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:17
Preposition | first person common singular54xGenesis 14:24, Genesis 30:29, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 33:15
Preposition | third person masculine plural51xGenesis 7:13, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 23:8
Preposition | second person masculine plural48xGenesis 9:9, Genesis 9:10, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12
Direct object marker44xGenesis 19:27, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 32:10
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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