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Nehemiah 3:3

“But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אֵתʼêth · ayth
H853 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
Derivation
apparent contracted from H226 (אוֹת) in the demonstrative sense of entity;
KJV renderings
(as such unrepresented in English).
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • אֵת֙ — particle (direct object marker)
Code HC/To
Usage
Occurs 10,979 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:4Genesis 1:7Genesis 1:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אֵת here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.