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Verb Infinitives

Unit 1, Track 7

Unique Hebrew Preposition - ‫ֶאת‬

The preposition ‫ ֶאת‬does not have an equivalent in English and it
already appears twice in the first verse of the Bible.

‫ ו ֵאת הא ֶרץ‬,‫ ֵאת ַהש ַמים‬,‫ ברא ֱאֹלהים‬,‫ב ֵראׁשית‬

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth

‫ ֶאת‬is used in Hebrew for specific objects (with definite article) /
nouns or people (names).

The + Noun/ ‫ֶאת‬ Verb
Name

Let's demonstrate its use with the helping verb ‫אוהב‬.

General I like chocolate. .‫ֲאני אֹו ֵהב ׁשֹוקֹולד‬
noun
Specific I like this chocolate. .‫ֲאני אֹו ֵהב ֶאת ַהשֹוקֹו ָלד ַה ֶזה‬
noun
General I love people. .‫ֲאני אֹו ֶה ֶבת ֲאנׁשים‬
I love Michael.
Name I like the food in the .‫ֲאני אֹו ֶה ֶבת ֶאת ִמי ָכ ֵאל‬
restaurant.
Specific .‫ֲאני אֹו ֵהב ֶאת ָהאֹו ֶכל ַבמסעדה‬
object

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