22: Pronoun Suffixes on Prepositions

Question 1

How are the pronouns suffixes added to propositions different than those added to nouns?

Answer 1

In no way.

The pronoun suffixes added to prepositions are the same as those added to nouns.

Question 2

What are some characteristics of prepositions?

Answer 2

Prepositions are neither singular nor plural,

• but some prepositions take the suffixes added to singular nouns and others take the suffixes added to plural nouns.

Question 3

What is the form of Prepositions Taking the Suffixes Added to Singular Nouns?

Answer 3

Question 4

What are other prepositions that take the suffixes added to singular nouns paradigm?

Answer 4

Question 5

What is the form of Prepositions Taking the Suffixes Added to Plural Nouns?

Answer 5

Question 6

What are other prepositions taking the suffixes added to plural nouns” paradigm?

Answer 6

Question 7

What happens when the preposition מִן is written twice?

Answer 7

It results in מִמֶּנ as the base form.

Question 8

What is the form of “The Preposition מִן with Suffixes”?

Answer 8

Question 9

What is the form of the preposition כְּ with Suffixes?

Answer 9

• In addition to the regular form כְּ there is an expanded form כָּמוֹ. This expanded form is the base form for most forms with a suffix.

Question 10

אוֹתוֹ

Answer 10

3ms, “him”

Question 11

אוֹתָהּ

Answer 11

3fs, “her”

Question 12

אוֹתְךָ

Answer 12

2ms, “you”

Question 13

אוֹתָךְ

Answer 13

2fs, “you”

Question 14

אוֹתִי

Answer 14

1cs, “me”

Question 15

אוֹתָם

Answer 15

3mp, “them”

Question 16

אוֹתָן

Answer 16

3fp, “them”

Question 17

אֶתְכֶם

Answer 17

2mp, “you”

• 2fp does not appear in the Bible.

Question 18

אוֹתָנוּ

Answer 18

1cp, “us”

Question 19

What is the form of the Direct Object Marker ( ֿ אֵת/ אֶת) with Suffixes?

Answer 19

• When a pronoun is the direct object of a verb, the suffixes can be added to the direct object marker
• Except in the 2mp, the first vowel is cholem-vav

Question 20

Mention some examples of the Direct Object Marker with the Suffixes

Answer 20

Question 21

What is the characteristic of Resumptive Pronouns on Prepositions?

Answer 21

• In Hebrew, the preposition is placed at the end of the clause and a pronoun (that agrees with the noun being modified) is placed on the preposition.
• This pronoun is called “resumptive” because it resumes or picks up again the noun being modified.

Question 22

Mention examples of Resumptive Pronouns

Answer 22

Question 23

אֵין

Answer 23

there is/are not

Question 24

יֵשׁ

Answer 24

there is/are

Question 25

כָּבוֹד

Answer 25

glory, honor

Question 26

מְאֹד

Answer 26

very

Question 27

מַלְאָךְ

Answer 27

messenger, angel

Question 28

שָׁלוֹם

Answer 28

peace

Question 29

מָלֵא

Answer 29

he was full, filled

Question 30

עָזַב

Answer 30

he abandoned

Question 31

קָרַב

Answer 31

he approached

Question 32

שָׁתָה

Answer 32

he drank