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אֵת H853
H853 is the Hebrew word אֵת, transliterated ʼêth and said ayth. The King James Version most often renders it and.
What it means
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
Where it comes from
apparent contracted from H226 (אוֹת) in the demonstrative sense of entity.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (as such unrepresented in English).
Verses using אֵת
All 18 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:1 · KJV
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:4 · KJV
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 4:1 · KJV
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Genesis 5:22 · KJV
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 14:4 · KJV
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Genesis 19:13 · KJV
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
Genesis 37:23 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
Genesis 47:23 · KJV
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
Exodus 18:20 · KJV
And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
Leviticus 6:4 · KJV
Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
Leviticus 14:40 · KJV
Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
Numbers 14:22 · KJV
Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
Judges 11:27 · KJV
Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
Isaiah 1:4 · KJV
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
Isaiah 6:1 · KJV
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
Isaiah 7:12 · KJV
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
Isaiah 19:4 · KJV
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah 6:8 · KJV
Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
Common questions
What does Strong's H853 mean?
H853 is the Hebrew word אֵת (ʼêth), meaning properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
How is H853 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it and (2 times), created (1 time), saw (1 time), knew (1 time), bare (1 time), among others.
How many times does H853 appear in the Bible?
אֵת (ʼêth) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H853 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: apparent contracted from H226 (אוֹת) in the demonstrative sense of entity.
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