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The Hebrew word Et

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The Hebrew word Et : Yeshua in the first verse of the Bible.
Yeshua is the Aleph and the Tav.

The most common word in the Hebrew Bible is the word Et which is spelled Aleph , Tav. the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The word Et is used over 7,000 times in the Hebrew Bible.

Et is a grammatical marker and has no translation into the English. It is in the hebrew text but never seen in the English. It is a direct object marker. It is the root word for sign (marker).

In this verse , the word et is the root word for the word sign.

Exo 4:8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

Et means a marker which marks the direct object of the sentence. All of this might seem mundane. A simple lesson in Hebrew grammer.

But it's pictograhic meaning is interesting. The original Hebrew letters were all pictures. Aleph is the picture of an Ox signifying strength. A strong leader.

From the hebrew for christians website.

The Letter Aleph

The letter Aleph is the “father” of the Aleph-Bet, whose original pictograph represents an ox, strength, and leader. It’s numerical value is one (and also 1,000) and it is a silent letter. Aleph therefore is preeminent in its order and alludes to the ineffable mysteries of the oneness of G-d. Indeed, the word aluph (derived from the very name of this letter) means “Master” or “Lord.”


Beit, the second letter of the alphabet , is a picture of the floor plan of a tent. Hence it's meaning house. Put together aleph and beit and you get the word for father. Where we get abba from. Pictographically father means strong leader of the house. ( as a side note here. It is difficult to get wrong doctrine when you know the original meaning of the word. Father's are supposed to be strong leaders of their house)

Another example. The hebrew word for son is ben. Take beit plus the hebrew letter Nuun. the hebrew letter nuun is the picture of a seed. So ben is seed of the house.

Another example. Aleph and lamed makes up the hebrew word El. It means G-d. Pictographically Aleph is strong leader and lamed is a shepherd's staff. Or strong leader shepherd. Which seems redundant. But it means leader of the shepherds, like king of kings. Shepherd of shepherds.

Which brings me back to et. Aleph , we know by now is strong leader or strength. But what is Tav ? The letter tav comes from a picture of a marker in the form of two sticks. In other words a cross. So strong marker. Et means strong marker. Strong marker of what ? Grammatically it marks the direct object of the verb. In other words, it answers the question of where the action is directed towards. I submit to you that the action of the Bible is all directed towards Jesus. The marker of that has the picture of a cross in it.

In this following verse , the word " token " is the same root word et. It is three letters , in this case. Aleph vav tav. The Hebrew word OHT. The meaning is marker or sign.

Gen 9:11 And I will establish My covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.'
Gen 9:12 And G-d said: 'This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:


But look at it pictographically. The letter vav is a tent peg or a nail. it is also the Hebrew word for " and " because it connects two things together. It is strong leader nailed to a cross. The very Hebrew word for marker is a picture of G-d nailed to a cross.

It makes me marvel at the wisdom of G-d. Because somewhere in some yeshiva , there are rabbi's looking over the scriptures and doing word studies. they are wondering about this word et and it's root word oht. Trying to determine the hidden meaning. Because they know in everyday words , there are pictures which instruct us about the meaning. So there they are looking at the Hebrew letters which are a picture strong leader nailed to a cross. This is the word that G-d choose to use as a token or sign of his covenant of mercy after the flood.

This word Oht is used many more times. It is used when G-d spoke to Moses about a sign to show to Israel. It is used as the word for sign concerning the passover. It is used in the "shema" , the great commandment where Israel is told to bind the words of The Lord upon their hands , between their eyes and on their doorposts as a "sign" (oht).

It is also the word used for the marker that G-d placed upon Cain. A mark of mercy lest Cain be slain because of his sin.




Gen 4:15 And the LORD said unto him: 'Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.' And the LORD set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.


One last thing to say. Aleph and Tav is like saying the Alpha and the Omega. the first and the last. the beginning and the end. Jesus says that he is the Alpha and Omega.

Rev 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last.

So here is a Hebrew word that is the first and the last letter of the alphabet. It means marker and it is the picture of a strong guide or leader pointing to the cross.
 

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This could only come from someone who doesn't know Hebrew or Aramaic. In Aramaic, the same grammatical marker is written with yod-tav. I don't know what could possess to make an argument like this. It's just absurd.
 
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This could only come from someone who doesn't know Hebrew or Aramaic. In Aramaic, the same grammatical marker is written with yod-tav. I don't know what could possess to make an argument like this. It's just absurd.

Yes, but is it just their teachers?

Is this why post numbers have dropped?

Perhaps.
 
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Yes, but is it just their teachers?



Perhaps.

I was thinking of YM's immediate put down. It would have been more helpful to gently explain why the OP was in error and take the trouble to deal with it rather than insult their intelligence at the outset in a rather arrogant way.
 
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I was thinking of YM's immediate put down. It would have been more helpful to gently explain why the OP was in error and take the trouble to deal with it rather than insult their intelligence at the outset in a rather arrogant way.

True.
 
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I was thinking of YM's immediate put down. It would have been more helpful to gently explain why the OP was in error and take the trouble to deal with it rather than insult their intelligence at the outset in a rather arrogant way.

Where would you start?
 
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Where would you start?


How about something like this:

I think you will find that, in fact, in Aramaic, the same grammatical marker is written with yod-tav.

and then leave it for the original poster to further comment (I've known YM to be wrong on occasions). That way a channel is opened. To start and end with a direct put-down only breeds antagonism, words fly and people don't bother to post against such attitude problems.

Of course YM may not use my exact terminology but it is the intention behind it that counts - to point out an error, give the person a chance to defend what they have said and then explain in detail why it cannot be so.

I guess it's about being a teacher / pastor that means I see relational things rather differently :)
 
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I was thinking of YM's immediate put down. It would have been more helpful to gently explain why the OP was in error and take the trouble to deal with it rather than insult their intelligence at the outset in a rather arrogant way.

The last time there was a thread on this subject, several of us (including YM) took the time to explain grammatically why there were errors in the OP. YM went into a very detailed response. Our posts were deleted and we warned that we were "debating". They were grammatical statement of facts, like saying the sun sets in the west, not "debating". Perhaps he didn't want to waste his time going into another detailed explanation, only to have it reported and deleted.
Maybe that's why the post numbers have dropped. Just a thought :)
 
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The last time there was a thread on this subject, several of us (including YM) took the time to explain grammatically why there were errors in the OP. YM went into a very detailed response. Our posts were deleted and we warned that we were "debating". They were grammatical statement of facts, like saying the sun sets in the west, not "debating". Perhaps he didn't want to waste his time going into another detailed explanation, only to have it reported and deleted.
Maybe that's why the post numbers have dropped. Just a thought :)

He's certainly debated with me, recently, about Scripture, so maybe the rule doesn't always hold, but I still do not think that is a good reason to post a put down - it would be better not to respond. I've been on the receiving end of over zealous actions by mods which is why I had to change my name a couple of years ago.
 
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I was thinking of YM's immediate put down. It would have been more helpful to gently explain why the OP was in error and take the trouble to deal with it rather than insult their intelligence at the outset in a rather arrogant way.

Do you not agree that this is nonsense? The fact that the poster put it on two different forums indicates that he's more interested in propagating his opinions than in hearing the truth about the issues. I have indeed laid these things out quite plainly in the past. I don't feel like opening up the issues again, and I don't think he's prepared to receive the rebuttal to the argument, since he obviously doesn't know Hebrew --- nor do I think he's interested in hearing out the issues. He's just interested in the convenience of easy teaching. I believe the NT called this "itching ears", people who want to hear things that make them feel good more than the truth of the matters.

Do we really have to deal with these things again and again? Can't someone do a little investigation on their own without having to be rebuked for ignorance and simply not knowing what they're talking about? It's disheartening to have to do this time and again. I just wish people would read the text of the Bible for what it says (whether they're Christian or Jewish) and just take it on its own words! I don't ask for anything more than that. Either be honest with the text or find something else to read.
 
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As far as I'm concerned, I think I've demonstrated my ability to be honest with the text. I don't mind if the Bible disagrees with me. I can understand the biblical positions and still hold my own (open-minded, liberal, accepting) opinions of the issues of pluralism and tolerance. As long as I understand where the writers were coming from, I believe I have the right to say NO. I just disagree with dogmatism and those who base their positions in outlandish argumentation. This is the most outlandish of arguments I've ever heard, and my only response is to say that anyone who would repeat this nonsense is completely illiterate in Hebrew and obviously disinterested in hearing from people who actually know better.
 
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