Strong's Lexicon
eth: Not typically translated; used as a direct object marker
Original Word:אֵת
Part of Speech:Preposition
Transliteration:eth
Pronunciation:[eyth]
Phonetic Spelling:(ayth)
Definition:Not typically translated; used as a direct object marker
Meaning:nearness, near, with, by, at, among
Word Origin:A primitive particle
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:In the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible), there is no direct equivalent for "אֵת" because Greek syntax does not require a direct object marker. However, the concept of marking the direct object is inherent in the Greek accusative case.
Usage:The Hebrew word "אֵת" (eth) functions primarily as a direct object marker in Biblical Hebrew. It is used to indicate that the following noun is the direct object of the verb. This particle does not have a direct English equivalent and is often left untranslated in English Bibles. It serves a grammatical purpose rather than conveying a specific meaning.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew, the use of particles like "אֵת" was essential for clarifying sentence structure, especially in the absence of punctuation and the limited use of vowels. This particle helped readers and listeners identify the direct object in a sentence, which was crucial for understanding the intended meaning of the text. The use of "אֵת" reflects the syntactic structure of Biblical Hebrew, which differs significantly from English and other modern languages.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. preposition
Definitionwith (denoting proximity)
NASB Translationaccompany* (1), against (36), all alone* (1), along (2), among (7), before (3), beside (2), besides (2), concerning (1), doing* (1), has (2), have (1), help* (1), how* (6), including (1), know (1), near (2), part* (1), possession (2), presence* (1), side (1), together (1), toward (2), within (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. , — with makkeph , with suffix , , etc. (also, however, , , and similarly , etc.), first in
Joshua 10:25;
Joshua 14:12, next
2 Samuel 24:24; then repeatedly (but not exclusively)
1 Kings 20 —
2 Kings 8, & in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, e.g.
1 Kings 20:25 (but
1 Kings 20:23 )
1 Kings 22:7,8,24 (beside )
2 Kings 1:15;
2 Kings 3:11,12,26;
2 Kings 6:16 (beside )
2 Kings 8:8;
Jeremiah 2:35;
Jeremiah 10:5;
Jeremiah 16:8;
Jeremiah 19:10;
Jeremiah 20:11;
Ezekiel 2:6;
Ezekiel 10:17;
Ezekiel 23:23;
Ezekiel 37:26 (see below ; also
Isaiah 59:21, contr.
Genesis 17:4: on
Genesis 34:2 and elsewhere, see below , & compare Dr
Sm ii. 13, 14) preposition denoting
(synonym ; Phoenician , e.g. CISi. 3, 8 let there not be for them a resting-placewith the shades; Assyrianitti (perhaps akin toittu 'side,' DlPr 115 Hpt KAT2. 498; but compare NöZMG '86, 738 f.). Not found as yet in the other cognate languages: but compare Ethiopic
'enta, towards, which supports the view; that is for 'int [compare , ], perhaps from √to meet Olp. 431 PrätZMG '73, 643 LagM i. 226).
Of companionship,together with:Genesis 6:13 behold, I destroy themtogether with the earth,Genesis 11:31;Genesis 12:4 #NAME?verbs of dwelling, abiding, going, etc., asJudges 1:3;Judges 14:11;Judges 19:4, & in the phraseJudges 4:13;Judges 7:1;Judges 9:33,48;1 Samuel 14:20;1 Samuel 30:4 etc.; thou, and thy sonswith theeGenesis 6:18; similarly (3rd person)Genesis 7:7,13;Genesis 8:18;Genesis 9:8 and elsewhere (character of P: DrIntr 124); to walkwith God, i.e. to have him as a companion (that is, by adopting a course of life pleasing to him)Genesis 5:22,24;Genesis 6:9 (compare literal1 Samuel 25:15); —by the side of, likeIsaiah 45:9,equally withLeviticus 26:39,in common withJeremiah 23:28b (compare ). Hence, in particular —
with for the purpose of help:Numbers 14:9 ,Joshua 14:12 (, asJeremiah 20:11)Judges 1:19;2 Kings 6:16;2 Kings 9:32 who ison my side, who ?Isaiah 43:5;Jeremiah 1:18,19 +;Isaiah 63:3;Psalm 12:5 our lips arewith us, on our side; in the phrase2 Samuel 14:19;2 Kings 15:19;Jeremiah 26:24; to beartogether with, i.e. to assistExodus 18:22;Numbers 11:17. Exceptionally, =with the help of:Genesis 4:1 for I have gotten a manwith the help of (compare1 Samuel 14:45)Genesis 49:25 (where, however, the parallelism, & favour for )Micah 3:8; compareEsther 9:29.
beside (Germanneben):Genesis 39:6 he knew notwith him,beside him, aught (i.e. Joseph managed everything),Genesis 39:8;Exodus 20:23 ye shall not make (aught)beside me.
beside = in the presence of (rare):Genesis 20:16b andbefore all thou shalt be righted,Isaiah 30:8;Micah 6:1. In this sense is more frequently, see below
of intercourse of different kindswith another, e.g. after verbs of making a covenant or contract, or (less often) of speaking or dealing: ()Genesis 9:9;Genesis 15:18;Genesis 17:4 (Ezekiel 16:60;Isaiah 59:21 -)Joshua 10:4;1 Kings 3:1 etc.; compare1 Samuel 2:13 (but here is probably to be read with Ke We etc., compareDeuteronomy 18:3). ()Genesis 17:3;Genesis 42:30 ,1 Kings 8:15;Psalm 109:2, & especially in Jeremiah and Ezekiel (asJeremiah 1:16;Jeremiah 4:12 [Jeremiah 52:9 ]Jeremiah 5:5;Jeremiah 12:1;Ezekiel 2:1;Ezekiel 3:22,24,27;Ezekiel 14:4;Ezekiel 44:5 — all -);Genesis 24:49 to perform kindness ( is here more Genl.),2 Samuel 16:17 ,Ruth 2:20;Zechariah 7:9; Jon 11:27 ,Deuteronomy 1:30;Deuteronomy 10:21;1 Samuel 12:7 b, (-)Jeremiah 21:2;Jeremiah 33:9;Ezekiel 7:27;Ezekiel 16:59;Ezekiel 22:14;Ezekiel 23:25,29;Ezekiel 39:24; absoluteEzekiel 17:17;Ezekiel 20:44;Psalm 109:21;Zephaniah 3:19; () in a pregnant sense, (in dealing)with, i.e.towards (rare):Isaiah 66:14;Psalm 67:2 make his face to shinewith (= toward) us (varied fromNumbers 6:25)Deuteronomy 28:8; faithfulwithPsalm 78:8 (comparePsalm 78:37 );Ezekiel 2:6 ();Judges 16:15 . () often with verbs of fighting, striving, contending, asGenesis 14:2,8,9;Numbers 20:13;Isaiah 45:9; aIsaiah 50:8;Psalm 35:1;Proverbs 23:11; withPsalm 143:2 (Isaiah 3:14 and elsewhere ).
Of localities, especially in the phrase describing a site:Judges 3:19;Judges 4:11 which isnear Kedesh,1 Kings 9:26;2 Kings 9:27 (compare , which is commoner in this sense);Ezekiel 43:8;Exodus 33:21 . Perhaps, anomalously,1 Samuel 7:16at orby all those places (but see Dr); in2 Samuel 15:23 , =towards is against analogue: read withL ;1 Kings 9:25beside it (that is, the altar); but1 Kings 13:1 etc. would be idiomatic, & for Klo proposes plausibly (seeExodus 30:20).
denotes specially,
in one's possession or keeping:Genesis 27:15;Genesis 30:29 thou knowest how thy cattle faredwith me,Genesis 30:33;Leviticus 5:23;Leviticus 19:13;Deuteronomy 15:3;Judges 17:2;1 Samuel 9:7 = whathave we ?1 Samuel 25:29;Isaiah 49:4 my right iswith Jehovah (contr.Isaiah 40:27),Jeremiah 8:8;Psalm 38:11 the light of mine eyes also i.e. is gone from me,Proverbs 3:28;Proverbs 8:18; in his power,Jeremiah 10:5 is notin their power, perhapsPsalm 12:5. A dream, or the word of , is said to bewith a prophet,2 Kings 3:12;Jeremiah 23:28;Jeremiah 27:18. Metaph. of a mental quality,Proverbs 11:2;Proverbs 13:10.
in one's knowledge or memory:Isaiah 59:12 our transgressions arewith us, i.e. present to our minds ("" ),Job 12:3with whom are not (i.e. whoknoweth not ? ;) things like these ?Job 14:5 i.e. known to thee,Proverbs 2:1;Genesis 40:14;Jeremiah 12:3 (Ew Gftowards thee, as ). SoGenesis 23:8 [2 Kings 9:15 alone],2 Kings 10:15. compare , which is more frequent in this sense.
(, etc.; also -)from proximity with (like Greek with a Genitive, Fromde chez; in Syriac, Arabic
,
corresponding synonym ; see below): coupled almost always withpersons (contrast , ). Thus
with to buyGenesis 25:10 + often (compareGenesis 17:27);Genesis 42:24;Exodus 25:2;Leviticus 25:36;Numbers 17:17 + often;Psalm 24:5; , asGenesis 8:8 and he sent forth the dovefrom with himGenesis 26:27;Genesis 26:31;1 Kings 18:12;1 Kings 20:36;Jeremiah 9:1, of a wife deserting her husbandJudges 19:2 ,Jeremiah 3:1 (compareIsaiah 57:8); with simile wordsGenesis 38:1;Deuteronomy 2:8;1 Kings 11:23;Jeremiah 2:37 (seeExodus 5:20);Isaiah 54:10;Psalm 66:20; withJudges 1:14;1 Kings 2:16;Psalm 27:4 +,1 Kings 22:7 and elsewhere,1 Samuel 2:23. —Genesis 27:30;Genesis 43:34;Exodus 10:11;Job 2:7;Leviticus 10:4 (),2 Kings 16:14 (). Hence
of rights or dues, handed overfrom, givenon the part of, any one:Genesis 47:22 ; often in P, asGenesis 23:20;Exodus 27:21 a perpetual duefrom, oron the part of, the children of Israel,Leviticus 7:34; bLeviticus 24:8;Numbers 3:9;Numbers 7:84 +;Deuteronomy 18:3;1 Samuel 2:13 (, etc.; see )2 Samuel 15:3 but there is none to hear theedeputed of the king,1 Kings 5:14.
expressing origination:1 Kings 1:27 . Especially — of a concrete object proceedingfrom him:Genesis 19:24 (brimstone),Numbers 11:31 (a wind),Numbers 16:35 (fire),1 Samuel 16:14 (evil spirit),Isaiah 38:7 (a sign),Jeremiah 51:53 (wasters),Micah 5:6 (dew); of wrathZechariah 7:12 (compareNumbers 17:11), teachingIsaiah 51:4, the word of prophecyJeremiah 7:1 (soJeremiah 11:1;Jeremiah 18:1 #NAME? Jeremiah)Jeremiah 37:17;Ezekiel 33:30; with 'have I((we) heard'Isaiah 21:10;Isaiah 28:22;Jeremiah 49:14 (= Obadiah); of an event, or phase of historyJoshua 11:20it came of to...,1 Kings 12:24;Habakkuk 2:13;Psalm 118:23 ( )Ezra 9:8;Nehemiah 6:16; of trouble ()2 Kings 6:33;Micah 1:12 (); of a good or evil lot, having its source inJeremiah 13:25;Isaiah 54:17;Psalm 109:20, compareJob 2:10;Psalm 22:26from thee cometh my praise (thou art the source of it);Isaiah 44:24 Qrof myself (compare John 5:30; Kt is who was with me ?), John 54:15 notat my instance (compare John 30:1,Hosea 8:4). of a place1 Kings 6:33 (corrupt: read with [partly] , & compareEzekiel 41:21). expresses closer association than : hence while sometimes denotes hardly more thanfrom the surroundings orbelongings of, expressesfrom close proximity to. Thus Saul asks, who has gonefrom (those)about us ? but Jacob, speaking of the loss of Joseph, says,Genesis 44:28 and the one is gonefrom with me. is accordingly preferred to in the sense of origination or authorship; is not usual in the sense of
, nor in the sense of .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
against, among, before, by, for, from, into, out of,
Probably from'anah; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc. -- against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
see HEBREW'anah
Forms and Transliterations
א֠וֹתוֹ אִ֝תִּ֗י אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ אִ֠תְּךָ אִ֠תְּכֶם אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ אִ֭תִּי אִתְּךָ֖ אִתְּךָ֗ אִתְּךָ֙ אִתְּךָ֛ אִתְּךָ֜ אִתְּךָ֣ אִתְּךָ֥ אִתְּךָ־ אִתְּכֶ֑ם אִתְּכֶ֔ם אִתְּכֶ֖ם אִתְּכֶ֗ם אִתְּכֶ֛ם אִתְּכֶ֜ם אִתְּכֶ֣ם אִתְּכֶ֨ם אִתְּכֶֽם׃ אִתְּכֶם֙ אִתִּ֑י אִתִּ֔י אִתִּ֖י אִתִּ֛י אִתִּ֜י אִתִּ֣י אִתִּ֤י אִתִּ֥י אִתִּֽי׃ אִתִּי֙ אִתָּ֑הּ אִתָּ֑ךְ אִתָּ֑ם אִתָּ֑נוּ אִתָּ֔ךְ אִתָּ֔ם אִתָּ֔נוּ אִתָּ֖הּ אִתָּ֖ךְ אִתָּ֖ם אִתָּ֖נוּ אִתָּ֗ךְ אִתָּ֗נוּ אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ אִתָּ֛נוּ אִתָּ֜הּ אִתָּ֜ם אִתָּ֜נוּ אִתָּ֣הּ אִתָּ֣ם אִתָּ֣נוּ אִתָּ֥ךְ אִתָּ֥ם אִתָּֽךְ׃ אִתָּֽם׃ אִתָּֽנוּ׃ אִתָּהּ֙ אִתָּךְ֒ אִתָּךְ֙ אִתָּם֙ אִתָּם֮ אִתּ֑וֹ אִתּ֔וֹ אִתּ֖וֹ אִתּ֗וֹ אִתּ֛וֹ אִתּ֜וֹ אִתּ֤וֹ אִתּ֥וֹ אִתּ֧וֹ אִתּֽוֹ־ אִתּֽוֹ׃ אִתּוֹ֒ אִתּוֹ֙ אִתּוֹ֮ אֵ֖ת אֵ֚ת אֵ֝ת אֵ֠ת אֵ֣ת אֵ֥ת אֶ֥ת אֶֽת־ אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶת־ אֹֽתְךָ֙ אֹת֑וֹ אֹת֖וֹ אֹתְךָ֖ אֹתִ֔י אֹתִ֛י אֹתִי֙ אֹתָ֑נוּ אֹתָ֔הּ אֹתָ֔ךְ אֹתָ֖הּ אֹתָ֖ם אֹתָ֗הּ אֹתָ֗ךְ אֹתָ֛נוּ אֹתָ֣הּ אֹתָ֤ם אֹתָֽהּ׃ אֹתָֽךְ׃ אֹתָֽם׃ אֹתָֽן׃ אֹתָהּ֮ אֹתָם֙ אֹתוֹ֙ אֽוֹתְךָ֔ אֽוֹתְךָ֙ אוֹת֔וֹ אוֹת֖וֹ אוֹתְךָ֥ אוֹתִי֙ אוֹתָ֑ךְ אוֹתָ֑ם אוֹתָ֔ךְ אוֹתָ֔ם אוֹתָ֖ךְ אוֹתָ֖ם אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ אוֹתָ֜ךְ אוֹתָֽךְ׃ אוֹתָֽם׃ אוֹתָהּ֙ אוֹתָךְ֙ אוֹתָם֙ אותה אותו אותי אותך אותך׃ אותם אותם׃ אותנו את את־ אתה אתה׃ אתו אתו־ אתו׃ אתי אתי׃ אתך אתך־ אתך׃ אתכם אתכם׃ אתם אתם׃ אתן׃ אתנו אתנו׃ וְ֠אֵת וְֽאֶת־ וְאִתְּכֶ֖ם וְאִתְּכֶ֣ם וְאִתְּכֶם֙ וְאִתָּ֖נוּ וְאִתָּ֙נוּ֙ וְאִתּ֖וֹ וְאִתּ֗וֹ וְאִתּ֛וֹ וְאִתּ֥וֹ וְאֵ֖ת וְאֵ֣ת וְאֵ֥ת וְאֵ֨ת וְאֵת֙ וְאֵת֩ וְאֶ֨ת־ וְאֶֽת־ וְאֶת־ וְאֹת֤וֹ וְאֹתָ֑ם וְאֹתָ֙נוּ֙ וּ֠מֵאֵת ואת ואת־ ואתו ואתכם ואתם ואתנו ומאת מֵאִתְּךָ֤ מֵאִתִּ֗י מֵאִתִּֽי׃ מֵאִתּ֑וֹ מֵאִתִּֽי׃ מֵאֵ֖ת מֵאֵ֣ת מֵאֵ֥ת מֵאֵ֧ת מֵאוֹת֑וֹ מאותו מאת מאתו מאתי מאתי׃ מאתך ’eṯ ’êṯ ’eṯ- ’eṯ·ḵem ’eṯḵem ’it·tā·nū ’it·tāh ’it·tāḵ ’it·tām ’it·tə·ḵā ’it·tə·ḵā- ’it·tə·ḵem ’it·tî ’it·tōw ’it·tōw- ’ittāh ’ittāḵ ’ittām ’ittānū ’ittəḵā ’ittəḵā- ’ittəḵem ’ittî ’ittōw ’ittōw- ’ō·ṯā·nū ’ō·ṯāh ’ō·ṯāḵ ’ō·ṯām ’ō·ṯān ’ō·ṯə·ḵā ’ō·ṯî ’ō·ṯōw ’ō·w·ṯā·nū ’ō·w·ṯāh ’ō·w·ṯāḵ ’ō·w·ṯām ’ō·w·ṯî ’ō·w·ṯōw ’ō·wṯ·ḵā ’ōṯāh ’ōṯāḵ ’ōṯām ’ōṯān ’ōṯānū ’ōṯəḵā ’ōṯî ’ōṯōw ’ōwṯāh ’ōwṯāḵ ’ōwṯām ’ōwṯānū ’ōwṯî ’ōwṯḵā ’ōwṯōw et etChem itTach itTah itTam itTanu itteCha itteChem itTi itTo ittoCh ittov mê’êṯ mê’ittəḵā mê’ittî mê’ittōw mê’ōwṯōw mê·’êṯ mê·’it·tə·ḵā mê·’it·tî mê·’it·tōw mê·’ō·w·ṯōw meEt meitteCha meitTi meitTo meoTo oTach oTah oTam oTan oTanu otCha oteCha oTi oTo otoCh ū·mê·’êṯ ūmê’êṯ Umeet veEt veitTanu veitteChem veitTo veoTam veoTanu veoTo wə’êṯ wə’eṯ- wə’ittānū wə’ittəḵem wə’ittōw wə’ōṯām wə’ōṯānū wə’ōṯōw wə·’êṯ wə·’eṯ- wə·’it·tā·nū wə·’it·tə·ḵem wə·’it·tōw wə·’ō·ṯā·nū wə·’ō·ṯām wə·’ō·ṯōw
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