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IL, Unit 6
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.
? ְו ֵאת ָּ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 ַהׁשֹוקֹו ָּלד ַה ֶזה?
Specific .?ֲא ִּני אֹו ֶה ֶבת ֲא ָּנ ִּשים?
noun I love people.
I love Michael. .?ֲא ִּני אֹו ֶה ֶבת ֶאת ִמי ָּכ ֵאל?
General I like the food in the .?ֲא ִּני אֹו ֵהב ֶאת ָּהאֹו ֶכל ּ ַב ִּמ ְס ָּע ָּדה?
restaurant.
Name
Specific
object
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