Midvash

אֵתʼêth

with, preposition denoting proximity

Pronunciation: ayth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H854

Meanings

1. together with, Of companionship (Genesis 6:13; Genesis 11:31; Genesis 12:4)

a. with (Numbers 14:9; Joshua 14:12; Jeremiah 20:11)

b. beside (Genesis 39:6; Genesis 39:8; Exodus 20:23)

c. beside = in the presence of (Genesis 20:16; Isaiah 30:8; Micah 6:1)

d. of intercourse of different kinds with another (Genesis 9:9; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 17:4)

2. Of localities, especially in the phrase אֲשֶׁר אֵת describing a site (Judges 3:19; Judges 4:11; 1 Kings 9:26)

3. ׳ אֵת פּ denotes specially

a. in one's possession or keeping (Genesis 27:15; Genesis 30:29; Genesis 30:33)

b. in one's knowledge or memory (Isaiah 59:12; Job 12:3; Job 14:5)

4. מֵאֵת (מֵאִתִּי, etc.; also -מֵאוֺת) from proximity with

a. from with him (Genesis 25:10; Genesis 17:27; Genesis 42:24)

b. from, on the part of (Genesis 47:22; Genesis 23:20; Exodus 27:21)

c. from, it came of (1 Kings 1:27; Genesis 19:24; Numbers 11:31)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 929 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 4:1 Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!”
  • Genesis 5:22 After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.
  • Genesis 6:9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.
  • Genesis 6:13 So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!
  • Genesis 6:18 But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).