Ch. 6: Vocab (Compound Prepositions)

Question 1

לִפְנֵי

Answer 1

before, in the presence of (פָּנִים) + (לְ)

formed from the noun פָּנִים (face), which appears as פְּנֵי in its construct form (10.3.2a)

Question 2

מֹפְּנֵי

Answer 2

[away from, out from, on account of]
away from, out from, from the presence of, from before, on account of, because of (פָּנִים) + (מִן)
formed from the noun פָּנִים (face), which appears as פְּנֵי in its construct form (10.3.2a)

Question 3

מִלִּפְנֵי

Answer 3

[away from, from before, on account of]
away from, from before, from the presence of, on account of (פָּנִים) + (לְ) + (מִן)
formed from the noun פָּנִים (face), which appears as פְּנֵי in its construct form (10.3.2a)

Question 4

עַל־פְּנֵי

Answer 4

[in the face of, up against, opposite to]
in the face of, in the sight of, in front of, before, up against, opposite to (פָּנִים) + (על־)
formed from the noun פָּנִים (face), which appears as פְּנֵי in its construct form (10.3.2a)

Question 5

מֵעַל

Answer 5

from upon (עַל) + (מִן)
formed from the noun פָּנִים (face), which appears as פְּנֵי in its construct form (10.3.2a)

Question 6

מִתַ֫חַת

Answer 6

from under (תַּ֫חַת) + (מִן)
A common preposition that are created by the compounding of two different prepositions

Question 7

מֵאֵת

Answer 7

from within (אֵת) + (מִן)
A common preposition that are created by the compounding of two different prepositions

Question 8

עַל־דְּבַר

Answer 8

on account of (דָּבָר) + (עַל)

A common preposition that are created by the compounding of two different prepositions

Question 9

בְּתוֹךְ

Answer 9

in the midst of (תָּ֫וֶךְ) + (בְּ)

Prepositions created by the compounding of a noun with a preposition

Question 10

מִתּוֹךְ

Answer 10

from the midst of (תָּ֫וֶךְ) + (מִן)

Prepositions created by the compounding of a noun with a preposition

Question 11

בְּקֶ֫רֶב

Answer 11

in the midst (middle) of (קֶ֫רֶב) + (בְּ)

Prepositions created by the compounding of a noun with a preposition

Question 12

מִקֶּ֫רֶב

Answer 12

from the midst (middle) of (קֶ֫רֶב) + (מִן)

Prepositions created by the compounding of a noun with a preposition

Question 13

תַּ֫חַת

Answer 13

under, below, instead of

Question 14

קֶ֫רֶב

Answer 14

(prep) in the middle of