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Prepositions
Unique Hebrew Preposition - ?את?
The preposition ? את?does not have an equivalent in English and it
already appears twice in the first verse of the Bible.
? ואת ָה ָא ֶרץ?,? את ַה ָש ַמ ִים?,? ָב ָרא ֱאֹל ִהים?,?ב ֵרא ִשית?
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
? ֶאת?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/ ?ֶאת? Verb
Name
Let's demonstrate its use with the helping verb ?אוהב?:
General I like chocolate. .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֵהב שֹוקֹו ָלד?
noun
I like this chocolate. .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֵהב את ַהׁשֹוקֹולד ַה ֶזה?
Specific .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֶה ֶבת ֲא ָנ ִשים?
noun I love people.
I love Michael. .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֶה ֶבת את מיכאל?
General
Name
Specific I like the food in the .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֵהב את האֹוכל ַב ִמס ָע ָדה?
object restaurant.
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