What is the Symbol את (eth)

 What is the Symbol את (eth)

Modern Hebrew transliteration of Paleo Gen 1:1- Beresheeth bara Ahlohim Aleph-Tau ha shamayim v-et ha-aretz.

In English: In the beginning Ahlohim First & Last created the Heavens and Earth.

 

*Gen 1:1-IN the beginning Elohiym created את the heavens and את the earth.*

The English and colonial translations took away this את (et) word which you find in most places in the Scriptures, including the Jews (Ashkenazis) Modern Hebrew: an Assyrian spinoff of Paleo-Hebrew (original Ivriyt tongue).

Modern Hebrew translation left the symbol untranslated since they don't know the meaning or rather assume it's a preposition to words.

In Paleo-Hebrew the symbol is right-left TauA (A: Ox head, leader, strength etc), Tau: mark, covenant, landmark etc).

USAGE CHANGES BASED ON CONTEXT.

In the beginning, Elohiym created (head-to-landmark) the heavens and (head-to-landmark) the earth,

Similar to Isa 44:24: I am Yahuah that makes all things; that stretches forth the heavens alone; that spreads abroad the earth by myself;

This is how the Holy Scriptures explains it self.

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