וְ/אֹתָ֨/נוּ֙
𐤅/𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅
ʼêth
and-against-us
A direct object marker indicating that the following noun or pronoun is the definite, specific recipient of a transitive verb's action, with no equivalent in standard English. Occasionally used independently as a pronoun meaning 'self' or 'entity' in rare passages. The default usage is grammatical, not semantic lexeme.
Joshua 22:19 · Word #22
Lexicon H853
| Lemma | אֵת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤕 |
| Transliteration | ʼêth |
| Strong's | H853 |
| Definition | A direct object marker indicating that the following noun or pronoun is the definite, specific recipient of a transitive verb's action, with no equivalent in standard English. Occasionally used independently as a pronoun meaning 'self' or 'entity' in rare passages. The default usage is grammatical, not semantic lexeme. |
Morphology HC/To/Sp1cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | T — Particle — Function word |
| Subtype | o — Direct Object Marker — Direct object marker (et) |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-against-us |
SIBI-P1 Translation H853-31
and us
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + direct object marker אֵת with 1cp pronominal suffix; particle functioning as marked object pronoun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The particle אֵת functions here as a direct object marker with a 1st person common plural suffix, forming an object pronoun. English naturally expresses this by the object form "us," with the prefixed conjunction rendered as "and." |
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