1. Class VIII: Pronominal suffixes Dr. Esa Autero
LAN 404 Beginning Hebrew I
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Class VIII: Pronominal suffixes
Dr. Esa Autero

2. Pronominal suffixes 1.1 Introduction
Previous class – pronouns (I, he, she, we, they…)
This class – possessive pronouns (his, her, our…) &
objective pronouns (him, her, us…)
Appear attached to nouns, prepositions, direct obj. marker
On nouns: “his book”, “her house” etc.
On prepositions: “in him”, “to them” etc.
 Pronominal suffixes
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3. Pronominal suffixes 2.1 Form, use, and meaning of pronominal suffixes
Two sets of pronominal suffixes: Type 1 and Type 2
Type 1 suffixes occur with
Singular nouns and some prepositions
Type 2 suffixes occur with
Plural nouns and some prepositions *

4. Translation: possessive/objective
Pronominal suffixes
Type 1
Type 2
Translation: possessive/objective
Sg. 1c. ִי ַי
My/me
Sg. 2m. ךָ
ֶיךָ
Your/ you
Sg. 2f. ךְ
ַיִךְ
Sg. 3m. וֹ
ָיו
His (its)/ him (it)
Sg. 3f.
ָהּ
ֶיהָ
Her (its)/ her (it)
Pl. 1c.
נוּ
ֵינוּ
Our/ us
Pl. 2m.
כֶם
ֵיכֶם
Pl. 2f.
כֶן
ֵיכֶן
Pl. 3m.
הֶם
ֵיהֶם
Their/ them
Pl. 3f.
הֶן
ֵיהֶן *

5. Pronominal suffixes Notes on the pronominal suffixes
Type 1 suffixes  mostly w/ singular nouns
Type 2 suffixes  mostly w/ plural nouns
Type 2 suffixes have י as part of the spelling
 Distinguishing mark of Type 2 suffixes
The dot in the ה on Type 1 sg. 3f. Suffix (הּ) is not a Daghesh but Mappiq
Alternate forms similar to Type 1 form suffixes – need to be memorized *

6. Important to memorize alternate form
Pronominal suffixes
Type 1 Suffix
Alternate form
Sg. 1c. ִי
נִי
Sg. 3m. וֹ
הוּ
Sg. 3f.
ָהּ הָ
Pl. 3m.
הֶם ָם
Pl. 3f.
הֶן ָו *
Important to memorize alternate form

7. Pronominal suffixes סוּסִי סוּסַי סוּסְךָ סוּסֶ֫יךָ סוּסֵךְ סוּסַ֫יִךְ
Masculine nouns with pronominal suffixes
Type 1 – masculine sg.
Type 2 – masculine pl.
Sg. 1c.
סוּסִי
My horse
סוּסַי
My horses
Sg. 2m.
סוּסְךָ
Your horse
סוּסֶ֫יךָ
Your horses
Sg. 2f.
סוּסֵךְ
סוּסַ֫יִךְ
Sg. 3m.
סוּסוּ
His horse
סוּסָיו
His horses
Sg. 3f.
סוּסָהּ
Her horse
סוּסֶ֫יהָ
Her horses
Pl. 1c.
סוּסֵ֫נוּ
Our horse
סוּסֵ֫ינוּ
Our horses
Pl. 2m.
סוּסְכֶם
סוּסֵיכֶם
Pl. 2f.
סוּסְכֶן
סוּסֵיכֶן
Pl. 3m.
סוּסָם
Their horse
סוּסֵיהֶם
Their horses
Pl. 3f.
סוּסָן
סוּסֵיהֶן *
Alternative endings

8. Pronominal suffixes Notes on masculine nouns w/ pronominal suffixes
Singular noun may take sg. or pl. suffixes
סוּסִי my horse סוּסֵ֫נוּ our horse
Plural nouns may also take sg. or pl. suffixes
When suffix is added to pl. masc. nounִים ending is dropped
Recognizable per Type 2 ending
If feminine word takes a masculine pl. ending, it’ll follow masc. pl. pattern
e.g. עָירִים (cities) עָרֵיכֶם (your cities)
Nouns ending w/ ֶה often drop the ending before adding suffixes
E.g. שָׂדֶה (field) שָׂדְךָ (your field) שָׂדִי (my field) *

9. Pronominal suffixes תּוֹרָתִי תּוֹרוֹתַי תֹּורָֽתְךָ תּוֹרוֹתֵֶ֫ךָ
Feminine nouns with pronominal suffixes
Type 1 – feminine sg.
Type 2 – feminine pl.
Sg. 1c.
תּוֹרָתִי
My law
תּוֹרוֹתַי
My laws
Sg. 2m.
תֹּורָֽתְךָ
Your law
תּוֹרוֹתֵֶ֫ךָ
Your laws
Sg. 2f.
תּוֹרָתֵךְ
תּוֹרוֹתַ֫יִךְ
Sg. 3m.
תּוֹרָתוֹ
His law
תּוֹרוֹתָיו
His laws
Sg. 3f.
תּוֹרָתָהּ
Her law
תּוֹרוֹתֶ֫יהָ
Her laws
Pl. 1c.
תּוֹרָתֵ֫נוּ
Our law
תּוֹרוֹתֵ֫ינוּ
Our laws
Pl. 2m.
תּוֹרַתְכֶם
תּוֹתוֹתֵיכֶם
Pl. 2f.
תּוֹרַתְכֶן
תּוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן
Pl. 3m.
תּוֹרָתָם
Their law
תּוֹרוֹתֵיהֶם
Their laws
Pl. 3f.
תּוֹרָתָן
תּוֹרוֹתֵיהֶן *

10. Pronominal suffixes דָּבָר דְּבָרִי דִּבְרֵיהֶן בַּ֫יִת בֵּיתְךָ
Notes on feminine nouns w/ pronominal suffixes
When feminine noun ends in ָה (e.g. תּוֹרָה ), the ה is replaced by ת
E.g. תּוֹרָה becomes תּוֹרָת
Plural nouns retain the plural ending –וֹת
Vowel changes in nouns w/ suffixes – majority will have vowel changes
Concentrate on the consonants and what does not change
Memorize Type 1 and Type 2 endings and vocabulary
Lexical form
Suffix form
Translation
דָּבָר
דְּבָרִי
My word
דִּבְרֵיהֶן
Their words (pl.f)
בַּ֫יִת
בֵּיתְךָ
Your house (sg.m)
מָ֫וֶת
מוֹתוֹ
His death *

11. Pronominal suffixes אָחִי אַחַי אָחִ֫יךָ אַחֶ֫יךָ אָחִ֫יךְ אַחַ֫יִךְ
Monosyllabic nouns w/ pronominal suffixes
Type 1 – singular
Type 2 – plural
אָחִי
My brother
אַחַי
My brothers
אָחִ֫יךָ
Your brother
אַחֶ֫יךָ
Your brothers
אָחִ֫יךְ
אַחַ֫יִךְ
אָחִיו
His brother
אֶחָיו
His brothers
אָחִ֫יהָ
Her brother
אַחֶ֫יהָ
Her brothers
אָחִ֫ינוּ
Our brother
אַחֵ֫ינוּ
Our brothers
אֲחִיכֶם
אֲחֵיכֶם
אֲחִיכֶן
אֲחֵיכֶן
אֲחִיהֶם
Their brother
אֲחֵיהֶם
Their brothers
אֲחִיהֶן
אֲחֵיהֶן
Sg. 1c.
Sg. 2m.
Sg. 2f.
Sg. 3m.
Sg. 3f.
Pl. 1c.
Pl. 2m.
Pl. 2f.
Pl. 3m.
Pl. 3f. *

12. Pronominal suffixes לִי עַלַי לְךָ עַלֶ֫יךָ לָךְ עָלַ֫יִךְ לוֹ עָלָיו
Prepositions with pronominal suffixes – objective (to him; with me)
Preposition לְ takes Type 1 suffixes
Preposition עַל takes Type 2 suffixes
לִי
To me
עַלַי
On me
לְךָ
To you
עַלֶ֫יךָ
On you
לָךְ
עָלַ֫יִךְ
לוֹ
To him (it)
עָלָיו
On him (it)
לָהּ
To her (it)
עַלֶ֫יהָ
On her (it)
לָ֫נוּ
To us
עָלֵ֫ינוּ
On us
לָכֶם
עֲלֵיכֶם
לָכֶן
עֲלֵיכֶן
לָהֶם
To them
עֲלֵיהֶם
On them
לָהֶן
עֲלֵיהֶן
Sg. 1c.
Sg. 2m.
Sg. 2f.
Sg. 3m.
Sg. 3f.
Pl. 1c.
Pl. 2m.
Pl. 2f.
Pl. 3m.
Pl. 3f. *

13. Pronominal suffixes לְ עַל בְּ אֶל עִם תַּ֫חַת אֵת אַחֲרֵי
Prepositions with Type 1 and Type 2 suffixes
Recognize – no need to memorize
Type 1
Type 2 לְ
To, for
עַל
On, upon
בְּ
In, on
אֶל
עִם
With
תַּ֫חַת
Under
אֵת
אַחֲרֵי
After *

14. Pronominal suffixes כָּמ֫וֹנִי מִמֶּ֫נִּי כָּמ֫וֹךָ מִמְּךָ כָּמוֹךְ
Prepositions with pronominal suffixes that have alternate spellings
Preposition כְּ
Preposition מִן
כָּמ֫וֹנִי
Like me
מִמֶּ֫נִּי
From me
כָּמ֫וֹךָ
Like you
מִמְּךָ
From you
כָּמוֹךְ
מִמֵּךְ
כָּמוֹהוּ
Like him (it)
מִמֶּ֫נּוּ
From him (it)
כָּמ֫וֹהָ
Like her (it)
מִמֶּ֫נָּה
From her (it)
כָּמ֫וֹנוּ
Like us
From us
כָּכֶם
מִכֶּם
כָּכֶן
מִכֶּן
כָּהֶם
Like them
מֵהֶם
From them
כָּהֶן
מֵהֶן
Sg. 1c.
Sg. 2m.
Sg. 2f.
Sg. 3m.
Sg. 3f.
Pl. 1c.
Pl. 2m.
Pl. 2f.
Pl. 3m.
Pl. 3f.
Alternate spelling*
*More alternate spellings, see p. 87

15. Pronominal suffixes אֹתִי אִתִּי אֹתְךָ אִתְּךָ אֹתָךְ אִתָּךְ אֹתוֹ
Preposition or direct object marker?
Direct obj. marker אֵת/אֶת־ Type 1
Preposition אֵת/אֶת־ Type 2
אֹתִי Me
אִתִּי
With me
אֹתְךָ
You
אִתְּךָ
With you
אֹתָךְ
אִתָּךְ
אֹתוֹ
Him (it)
אִתּוֹ
With him (it)
אֹתָהּ
Her (it)
אִתָּהּ
With her (it)
אֹתָ֫נוּ Us
אִתָּ֫נוּ
With us
אֶתְכֶם
אִתְּכֶם
אֶתכֶן
אִתְּכֶן
אֹתָם
Them
אִתָּם
With them
אֹתָן
them
אִתָּן
Sg. 1c.
Sg. 2m.
Sg. 2f.
Sg. 3m.
Sg. 3f.
Pl. 1c.
Pl. 2m.
Pl. 2f.
Pl. 3m.
Pl. 3f. *

16. Pronominal suffixes עִמִּי עַמִּי עִמְּךָ עַמְּךָ עִמָּךְ עַמֵּךְ
Preposition or noun – “with me” or “my people”
Preposition עִם
Noun עַם(people)
עִמִּי
With me
עַמִּי
My people
עִמְּךָ
With you
עַמְּךָ
Your people
עִמָּךְ
עַמֵּךְ
עִמּוֹ
With him (it)
עַמּוֹ
His people
עִמָּהּ
With her (it)
עַמָּהּ
Her people
עִמָּ֫נוּ
With us
עַמֵּ֫נוּ
Our people
עִמָּכֶם
עַמְּכֶם
עִמָּכֶן
עַמְּכֶן
עִמָּם
With them
עַמָּם
Their people
עִמָּן
עַמָּן
Sg. 1c.
Sg. 2m.
Sg. 2f.
Sg. 3m.
Sg. 3f.
Pl. 1c.
Pl. 2m.
Pl. 2f.
Pl. 3m.
Pl. 3f. *

17. Pronominal suffixes וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ עִמָּנוּ אֵל
…she will call His name Immanuel (Isa 7:14, NASB)
καὶ καλέσουσιν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἐμμανουήλ (Matt. 1:23, NA28)
…they shall call His name Immanuel (Matt 1:23, NASB)
καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Εμμανουηλ (Isa. 7:14 BGT)
…you shall call his name Immanuel (Isa 7:14, LXX) *

18. Pronominal suffixes Practice Homework Workbook pp. 39-40, no: 1-7
p. 43, no: 1-6; p. 45, no: 1-10
Homework
Workbook p. 47, no:1-10 “Bible Translation”
Practice letters and reading (out loud) – e.g. words on vocabulary & workbook
Vocabulary quiz (Ch. 9) on words p. 91 (9.17)
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