What does אֵת (ʾēt) mean in the Bible?
אֵת (ʾēt): Tool for breaking ground; metaphorically represents labor, cultivation, and preparation of soil for fruitfulness
Hebrew · H855
אֵת
A hoe or other digging implement
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אֵת H855
Pronunciation ʾēt
What does אֵת (ʾēt) mean in the Bible?
אֵת (ʾēt): Tool for breaking ground; metaphorically represents labor, cultivation, and preparation of soil for fruitfulness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H855?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include into plowshares (2), mattocks (1), or mattock (1), your plowshares (1).
Where does אֵת (ʾēt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 13:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (2), Isaiah (1), Joel (1), Micah (1).
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 into plowshares 2× Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
mattocks 1× 1 Samuel 13:20
or mattock 1× 1 Samuel 13:21
your plowshares 1× Joel 3:10
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 13:20 אֵתוֹ֙ to mattocks Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 13:21 וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים to or mattock Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 2:4 לְאִתִּ֗ים to into plowshares Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Joel 3:10 אִתֵּיכֶם֙ to your plowshares Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Micah 4:3 לְאִתִּ֗ים to into plowshares Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 13:20
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
1 Samuel 2 Isaiah 1 Joel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
לְאִתִּ֗ים 2x lə·’it·tîm Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
אֵתוֹ֙ 1x ’ê·ṯōw 1 Samuel 13:20
אִתֵּיכֶם֙ 1x ’it·tê·ḵem Joel 3:10
וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים 1x wə·lā·’ê·ṯîm 1 Samuel 13:21
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 2x Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x 1 Samuel 13:21
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Joel 3:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 13:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tool for breaking ground; metaphorically represents labor, cultivation, and preparation of soil for fruitfulness
Source Gloss
a hoe or other digging implement
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Tool for breaking ground; metaphorically represents labor, cultivation, and preparation of soil for fruitfulness
a hoe or other digging implement BDB: ploughshare Usage: coulter, plowshare.
Word Origins
אֵת is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain