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IL Unit 6

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 ,םִּי ַמ ָּשה ַ ת ֵא ,םי ִּהלֱֹא א ָּרָּבּ ,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. .דָּלוֹקוֹש ב ֵהוֹא יִּנֲא
noun

Specific I like this chocolate. .הֶזה ַ ד לוֹקוֹשׁ ַ ה ת ֶא ב ֵהוֹא יִּנֲא
noun

General I love people. .םי ִּשָּנֲא תֶב ֶהוֹא יִּנֲא

Name I love Michael. . ל ֵא כימ ִ ת ֶא תֶב ֶהוֹא יִּנֲא

Specific I like the food in the .ה ָּדָּע ְס ִּמבּ ַ לֶכוֹא ה ת ֶא ב ֵהוֹא יִּנֲא
object restaurant.

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