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אֵת

et[Obj.]How to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentParticle10,937 occurrences39 books6,751 verses

Definition

apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
Traditional renderings: [as such unrepresented in English].

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֵת:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10,937 total
  1. Genesis 39:9אוֹתָ֖ךְ
    No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
  2. Genesis 39:19אֶת־
    When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
  3. Genesis 39:20אֹת֗וֹ · him
    So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
  4. Genesis 39:22אֵ֚ת; וְאֵ֨ת
    And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
  5. Genesis 39:23אֶֽת־
    The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
  6. Genesis 40:3אֹתָ֜ם
    …and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
  7. Genesis 40:4אֶת־; אֹתָ֑ם
    The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
  8. Genesis 40:6אֹתָ֔ם
    When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.
  9. Genesis 40:7אֶת־
    So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
  10. Genesis 40:8אֹת֑וֹ
    “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
  11. Genesis 40:9אֶת־
    So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,
  12. Genesis 40:11אֶת־; אֹתָם֙ · them; אֶת־
    Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
  13. Genesis 40:13אֶת־
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
  14. Genesis 40:15אֹתִ֖י · me
    For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
  15. Genesis 40:17אֹתָ֛ם · them
    In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
  16. Genesis 40:19אֶת־; אוֹתְךָ֖ · you; אֶת־
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”
  17. Genesis 40:20אֶת־; אֶת־; וְאֶת־
    On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
  18. Genesis 40:21אֶת־
    Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
  19. Genesis 40:22וְאֵ֛ת · But
    But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.
  20. Genesis 40:23אֶת־
    The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
  21. Genesis 41:4אֵ֚ת
    And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
  22. Genesis 41:7אֵ֚ת
    And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.
  23. Genesis 41:8אֶת־; וְאֶת־; אֶת־; אוֹתָ֖ם · them
    In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
  24. Genesis 41:9אֶת־
    Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.
  25. Genesis 41:10אֹתִ֜י; אֹתִ֕י · me; וְאֵ֖ת · and
    Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
  26. Genesis 41:12אֶת־ · us
    Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
  27. Genesis 41:13אֹתִ֛י; וְאֹת֥וֹ
    And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
  28. Genesis 41:14אֶת־
    So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
  29. Genesis 41:15אֹת֑וֹ; אֹתֽוֹ׃
    Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
  30. Genesis 41:16אֶת־; אֶת־
    “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
  31. Genesis 41:20אֵ֣ת
    Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.
  32. Genesis 41:24אֵ֛ת
    And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
  33. Genesis 41:25אֵ֣ת
    At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  34. Genesis 41:28אֶת־
    It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.