Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

The את here is just the preposition 'with', creating the sense of 'along 
with'. Pure and simple.


GEORGE ATHAS
Director of Postgraduate Studies,
Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
Sydney, Australia


From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu<mailto:if AT math.bu.edu>>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:03:21 -0500
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Subject: [b-hebrew] ET HA-

In 1Sam. 17:34 we find UBA HA-ARIY W-ET HA-DOB, 'and there came a
lion, and a bear'

וּבָא הָאֲרִי וְאֶת הַדּוֹב

It appears to me that ET HA- is but a separated ATAH, 'you' in the
sense of 'this'.

Isaac Fried, Boston University