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Novice-Mid, Unit 1
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 ֵרא ִשית?
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
? ֶאת?is 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 ?אֹו ֵהב?.
General noun I like chocolate. .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֵהב שֹוקֹו ָלד?
Specific noun I like this chocolate. .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֵהב ֶאת ַהׁשֹוקֹו ָּלד ה ֶּזה?
General I love people. .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֶּה ֶּבת ֲא ָנ ִשים?
Name I love Michael. .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֶּה ֶּבת ֶאת ִמי ָּכ ֵאל?
Specific I like the food in the .?ֲא ִני אֹו ֵהב ֶאת ָּהאֹו ֶכל ב ִמ ְס ָע ָדה?
object restaurant.
?ֶאת?We will meet the preposition in a lovely song that we will study soon.
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