logic of et pointing only to a definite noun
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:03 pm
1. אֵ֥ת points to the direct object only if the direct object is definite.
What is the logic or usefulness of that?
Why would it not also point to and indefinite direct object?
Maybe a use is, If you see a definite noun not preceded by אֵ֥ת, then that definite noun should probably not be a direct object.
2. Does the preposition אֵ֥ת meaning "with" also only apply to a definite object? Looking at the uses in Genesis, it seems to.
3. The preposition מֵאֵ֙ת "from" seems to only precede a definite object, but is the object of מֵאֵ֙ת in Gen 17:27 indefinite or definite?
Genesis 17:27 וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ יְלִ֣יד בָּ֔יִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּ֖סֶף מֵאֵ֣ת בֶּן־נֵכָ֑ר נִמֹּ֖לוּ אִתּֽוֹ׃
4. Are there any other prepositions or particles, besides אֵ֥ת and מֵאֵ֙ת, that only apply to definite objects?
Thanks.
What is the logic or usefulness of that?
Why would it not also point to and indefinite direct object?
Maybe a use is, If you see a definite noun not preceded by אֵ֥ת, then that definite noun should probably not be a direct object.
2. Does the preposition אֵ֥ת meaning "with" also only apply to a definite object? Looking at the uses in Genesis, it seems to.
3. The preposition מֵאֵ֙ת "from" seems to only precede a definite object, but is the object of מֵאֵ֙ת in Gen 17:27 indefinite or definite?
Genesis 17:27 וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ יְלִ֣יד בָּ֔יִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּ֖סֶף מֵאֵ֣ת בֶּן־נֵכָ֑ר נִמֹּ֖לוּ אִתּֽוֹ׃
4. Are there any other prepositions or particles, besides אֵ֥ת and מֵאֵ֙ת, that only apply to definite objects?
Thanks.