9. Hebrew Pronominal Suffixes

Question 1

How do **possessive **and objective pronouns appear?

Answer 1

They appear as suffixes on nouns, propositions, and the definite direct object marker.

(For this reason they are called pronominal sufffixes).

Question 2

How are pronominal suffixes translated* when appearing on nouns?*

Answer 2

They are possessive

‘His book’, or ‘Her wisdom’

Question 3

How are pronominal suffixes translated when appearing on propositions or the definite direct object marker?

Answer 3

They are objective

‘to them’, ‘for them’, or ‘them’

Question 4

What kind of nouns do Type 1 and Type 2 suffixes occur with?

Answer 4

Type 1 suffixes occur with singular nouns.

Type 2 suffixes occur with plural nouns.

Question 5

Do all pronominal suffixes have person, gender, and number?

Answer 5

Yes

The first person singular and plural forms are common, meaning not inflected for gender

Question 6

Which consonant will help distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 suffixes?

Answer 6

Yod

All Type 2 suffixes have yod as part of their spelling.

Question 7

What is the dot in the Het of the 3fs suffix called?

Answer 7

Mappiq

It frequently marks the 3fs suffix