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  • From: Kirk Lowery <kirk AT grovescenter.org>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] the meaning of "et"
  • Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:53:08 -0400

Steve Miller wrote:

> Does the particle "et" (alef tav) have an English meaning?
>
> Can it only relate a verb to a noun, or can it relate noun to noun like an
> English preposition?

't is a homonym with two separate lexical lemmas according to the standard
lexicons:

1. 'et - the marker of the definite direct object or accusative case (not
translatable)

2. 'et (or /'itt-/ - the preposition "with"

As usual, context will determine which is meant in a specific location.

Blessings,

Kirk
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Kirk E. Lowery, PhD
President & Senior Research Fellow
The J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research
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