Aleph Tav
Aleph-Tav (Modern-Hebrew: את) (Aramaic: 𐡀𐡕) (Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤕) is written over 7,034 times in the original Holy Bible, specifically the Hebrew Old Testament, making 'את' (Aramaic: 𐡀𐡕) (Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤕) the most written word in the Hebrew Bible.[1] Aleph-Tav (את), encompassing the first letter (Aleph) and the last letter (Tav) of the Hebrew alphabet, is etymologically equivalent to “Alpha and Omega” when translated into Greek.[2] Aleph-Tav (את) (Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤕) can be etymologically viewed as the 'the beginning and the end, the first and the last' (Revelation 22:13).[3] The first appearance of the word Aleph-Tav (את) is in Genesis 1:1.[4]
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ (Genesis 1:1 [Hebrew Square-Script][5]
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
"Br'ashyth br'a Elohim et hashemayim v'et ha'aretz" (Genesis 1:1 [Biblical-Hebrew Transliteration])[6]
𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 (Genesis 1:1 [Ancient Proto-Hebrew Script])[7]
Theological significance
Aleph-Tav (את) is etymologically equivalent to (AΩ) “Alpha and Omega”.
Aleph-Tav (Modern-Hebrew: את) (Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤕) (Aramaic: 𐡀𐡕) (Modern-Hebrew: את) (Ethiopic: አተ) (Samaritan: ࠀࠕ) (Greek: AΩ) (Latin: et) ✶ is the 4th word written within Genesis 1:1 of the original Holy Bible.[8] את (Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤕) (Latin: et) is more than a mere grammatical sign, rather, it is a standalone word.[9] Aleph (א) is the first letter of the Biblical-Hebrew alphabet, representing the beginning,[10] and also the oneness of YHWH ( יהוה ). "Hear, O Israel: YHWH God, YHWH is one" (שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ יְהוָה אֶחָֽד׃) (Book of Deuteronomy).[11] Also, Aleph (א) & Tav (ת) are hebraically equivalent to the Greek etymology of Alpha (A) & Omega (Ω), each being the first and the last letter of the respective alphabets.[12] Additionally, according to the Rabbi Akiva, Tav (ת), the final letter of the Biblical-Hebrew alphabet, signifies both the aspects for 'fulfillment' and 'covenant'.[13]
The word, Aleph-Tav (את) (Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤕) (Aramaic: 𐡀𐡕) (Modern-Hebrew: את) (Ethiopic: አተ) (Samaritan: ࠀࠕ) (Greek: AΩ) (Latin: et) ✶ is the 4th word written within Genesis 1:1 of the original Holy Bible.[14] את (Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤕) (Latin: et) is more than a mere grammatical sign, rather, it is a standalone word.[15] Aleph (א) is the first letter of the Biblical-Hebrew alphabet, representing the beginning,[16] and also the oneness of YHWH ( יהוה ). "Hear, O Israel: YHWH God, YHWH is one" (שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ יְהוָה אֶחָֽד׃) (Book of Deuteronomy).[17] Also, Aleph (א) & Tav (ת) are hebraically equivalent to the Greek etymology of Alpha (A) & Omega (Ω), each being the first and the last letter of the respective alphabets.[18] Additionally, according to the Rabbi Akiva, Tav (ת), the final letter of the Biblical-Hebrew alphabet, signifies both the aspects for 'fulfillment' and 'covenant'.[19]
The word, Aleph-Tav (את) (Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤕) (Aramaic: 𐡀𐡕) (Modern-Hebrew: את) (Ethiopic: አተ) (Samaritan: ࠀࠕ) (Greek: AΩ) (Latin: et) ✶ appears multiple times in the Hebrew Old Testament.
"And the LORD gave onto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God." (Exodus 31:18).
Within the 10 Commandments, 'את' appears multiple times:
יהוה אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ מִֽאתָּ֥ה מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֣֥ית עֲבָדִ֑ים׃ לְךָ֛֩ יִהְיֶֽה־ לֹֽ֣א אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים עַל־ פָּנָֽ֗יַ׃ לֹֽ֣א תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ לְךָ֥֣ פֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀ וְכָל־ תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר֣ בַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ מִמַּֽ֡עַל וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר֩ בָּאָֽרֶץ֩ מִתַָּ֑֜חַת וַאֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בַּמַּ֖֣יִם֮ מִתַּ֥֣חַת לָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃ לֹֽא־ תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה לָהֶ֖֗ם וְלֹֽא תָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ כִּ֣֤ו׀ אָֽנֹכִ֞י יהוה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ קַנָּ֔א אֵ֣ל פֹּ֥קֵ֖ד עֲוֺ֥ן אָבֹֽת עַל־ בָּנִֽים עַל־ שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים וְעַל־ רִבֵּעִ֖ים לְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃ וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה חֶ֙סֶד֙ לַאֲלָפִ֣ים לְאֹהֲבַ֣י וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֣י מִצְוֺתָֽי׃ס לֹ֥֖א תִּֿשָּׂ֑א את־ שֵֽׁם־ יהוה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ לַשָּׁ֔וְא כִּ֣י יהוה את לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׂ֥א את־ שְׁמ֖וֹ לַשָּֽׁוְא׃פ זָכ֛וֹר֩ את־ הַשַּׁבָּ֖֜ת י֥֨וֹם לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃ שֵׁ֤֣שֶׁת יָמִ֣ים֙ תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ב֮ וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָ כָּל־ מְלַאכְתֶּ֑ךָ֮ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֣֜י וְי֙וֹם֙ שַׁבָּ֣ת׀ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔֗יךָ לֹֽ֣א־ תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨ה כָּל־ מְלָאכָ֡֜ה אַתָּ֣ה׀ וּ֠בִנְךָ֣־ וּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָ עַבְדְּךָ֤֨ וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָ וְגֵרְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔֜יךָ׃ כִּ֣֤ו׀ שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֣ים֮ יהוה את־ עָשָׂ֨ה הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאת־ הָאָ֗רֶץ֮ הַיָּ֣֙ם֙ וְאת־ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֔ם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖֜י בַּיּ֣וֹם וַיָּנַח עַל־ כֵּ֗ן יהוה את־ בֵּרַ֧ךְ הַשַּׁבָּ֖֜ת י֥֨וֹם וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ס כַּבֵּ֥ד את־ אָבִ֖֜יךָ וְאת־ אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יָמֶ֔֜יךָ יַאֲרִכ֣֜וּן עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔֜ה אֲשֶׁר־ יהוה אֱלֹהֶ֖֜יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ס לֹ֣֖֜א תִּֿרְצָֽ֗ח׃ס לֹ֣֖֜א תִּֿנְאָֽף׃ס לֹ֣֖֜א תִּֿגְנֹ֑ב׃ס לֹֽא־ תַעֲנֶ֥ה שָֽׁקֶר׃ס עֵ֥ד בְרֵעֲךָ֖ לֹ֥֜א תַחְמֹ֣ד רֵעֶ֑ךָ בֵּ֣ית֮ לֹֽא־ תַחְמֹ֤֒֒ וְאֵ֣שֶׁת וְעַבְדּ֤וֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ֙ וְשׁוֹר֣וֹ וַחֲמֹר֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ס
(Exodus 20:2-17, The 10 Commandments)
- ↑ "Hebrew Concordance: 'êṯ -- 7034 Occurrences". biblehub.com. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ↑ "Learning a Little Hebrew: The Mystery of Aleph-Tav". Zionist. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ "The Book of Revelation - Holy Bible KJV". The Book of Revelation - KJV. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ "Genesis 1:1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ Hebrew Bible. PIMS - University of Toronto. Vienna : [s.n.] 1894. Search this book on
- ↑ The interlinear Bible : Hebrew-Greek-English : with Strong's concordance numbers above each word. Internet Archive. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrikson Publishers. 1986. ISBN 978-1-59856-066-4. Search this book on
- ↑ "YHWH.pro - Spiritual Network & Bible App". YHWH.pro. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ "Genesis 1:1 | Tanakh : תַּנַ"ךְ – תּוֹרָה נְבִיאִים וּכְתוּבִים". Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ Strong, James (2007). Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible. Internet Archive. Peabody, MA : Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59856-606-6 Check
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- ↑ [Midrash rabah ʻal ha-Torah]. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [Ṿarsha : be-hotsaʼat Bet Misḥar ha-Sefarim shel Avraham Kahana]. 1912. Search this book on
- ↑ W. Gunther Plaut (1983). Deuteronomy =: Devarim. Internet Archive. Union of American Hebrew Congregations. ISBN 978-0-913573-25-9. Search this book on
- ↑ [Midrash rabah ʻal ha-Torah]. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [Ṿarsha : be-hotsaʼat Bet Misḥar ha-Sefarim shel Avraham Kahana]. 1912. Search this book on
- ↑ Brown, F. B. (Ed.). (1906). Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible. Thomas Nelson. Search this book on
- ↑ "Genesis 1:1 | Tanakh : תַּנַ"ךְ – תּוֹרָה נְבִיאִים וּכְתוּבִים". Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ Strong, James (2007). Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible. Internet Archive. Peabody, MA : Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59856-606-6 Check
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- ↑ [Midrash rabah ʻal ha-Torah]. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [Ṿarsha : be-hotsaʼat Bet Misḥar ha-Sefarim shel Avraham Kahana]. 1912. Search this book on
- ↑ W. Gunther Plaut (1983). Deuteronomy =: Devarim. Internet Archive. Union of American Hebrew Congregations. ISBN 978-0-913573-25-9. Search this book on
- ↑ [Midrash rabah ʻal ha-Torah]. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [Ṿarsha : be-hotsaʼat Bet Misḥar ha-Sefarim shel Avraham Kahana]. 1912. Search this book on
- ↑ Brown, F. B. (Ed.). (1906). Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible. Thomas Nelson. Search this book on
