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IM Unit 3
Unique Hebrew Preposition - ת ֶא
The preposition ת ֶא does not have an equivalent in English and it already
appears twice in the first verse of the Bible.
ץ ֶר ָאה ָ ת ֵא ְּו ,םִי ַמ ָשה ַ ת ֵא ,םי ִהלֱֹא א ָרָבּ ,תי ִשא ֵּר ְּבּ
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
ת ֶא is used in Hebrew when the verb has a specific object – a proper noun
(such as "Israel") or a common noun with a definite article (such as "the
country").
The + Noun/
ת ֶא Verb
Name
Let's demonstrate its use with the helping verb בהוא :
General I like chocolate. .דָלוֹקוֹש ב ֵּהוֹא יִנ א
noun
Specific I like this chocolate. .הֶזה ַ דָלוֹקוֹשׁ ה ת ֶא ב ֵּהוֹא יִנ א
noun
General I love people. .םי ִשָנ א תֶב ֶהוֹא יִנ א
Name I love Michael. . ל ֵאָכימ ִ ת ֶא תֶב ֶהוֹא יִנ א
Specific I like the food in the .ה ָדָע ְּס ִמבּ ַ לֶכוֹא ָ ה ת ֶא ב ֵּהוֹא יִנ א
object restaurant.
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