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IM, Unit 3
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 ָשמ ִים?,? ָב ָרא ֱאֹל ִהים?,?ְב ֵראִׁשית?
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 ָנִׁשים?
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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RA .? העתקה והפצה אסורים?,? כל שימוש?.?אור?-?כל הזכויות שמורות לאולפן?
