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את

עברית

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את¹

  • /ʔitʰ/
  • /ˈʔeːθ/
  • [ˈʔeː.eθ]
  • /ʔɛθ-/
  • [ʔɛθ-]
  • /ˈʔeθ/
  • [ˈʔeːθ]
  • /ʔaθ-/
  • [ʔæθ-]
  • /(ʔ)et/ Persian
  • /ʔeθ/
  • /(ʔ)et/
  • /ed/
  • /ejs/
  • /ɛs-/
  • /(ʔ)et/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Related to Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤕 (ʾyt), Punic 𐤀𐤕 (ʾt), and Aramaic ית.

preposition אֵת · אֶת־ · et · et- · אוֹתִי

  1. Used to introduce a semantically definite direct object. בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ:

את²

  • /ʔitʰ/
  • /ˈʔeːθ/
  • [ˈʔeː.eθ]
  • /ʔɛθ-/
  • [ʔɛθ-]
  • /ˈʔeθ/
  • [ˈʔeːθ]
  • /ʔaθ-/
  • [ʔæθ-]
  • /(ʔ)et/ Persian
  • /ʔeθ/
  • /(ʔ)et/
  • /ejs/
  • /ɛs-/
  • /(ʔ)et/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Akkadian 𒀉𒋾 (itti, “with”).

preposition אֵת · אֶת־ · et · et- · עִם

  1. Biblical To, with. וַיְהִי יְהוָה אֶת יוֹסֵף

את³

  • /ʔatʰtʰ/
  • /ˈʔatʰ/
  • [ˈʔaː.atʰ]
  • [ˈʔæːtʰ]
  • /(ʔ)æt/ Persian
  • /ʔat/
  • /(ʔ)at/
  • /(ʔ)at/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʔanti.

pronoun אַתְּ · át · form אָתְּ

  1. You, thou: (the feminine singular second-person personal pronoun).

את⁴

noun אֹת · ot · אֹתֹת · אֹתוֹת

  1. Biblical, misspelling, rare defective spelling of אוֹת: sign.

את⁵

  • /ˈʔeːθ/
  • [ˈʔeː.eθ]
  • /ˈʔeθ/
  • [ˈʔeːθ]
  • /(ʔ)et/ Persian
  • /ʔeθ/
  • /(ʔ)et/
  • /ejs/
  • /(ʔ)et/ Modern Israeli

noun אֵת · et · אִתִּים · אֵת־ · אִתֵּי־

  1. shovel
  2. spade

In English

  • thou singular nominative form of you
  • you subject pronoun: the person being addressed
  • spade garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging
  • shovel tool for moving portions of material

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"את." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%AA. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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את. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%AA

Chicago

"את." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%AA.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {את},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}