2. Each Hebrew noun has a specific gender: masculine or feminine. Each Hebrew noun also has a number: singular, plural, or dual. Generally, you can determine a Hebrew noun’s gender and number by its distinctive ending. Feminine nouns usually end in an –ah, – et, – ot, – it or –at sound. For example: מַלְכָּה (queen) אֱמֶת (truth) בַּת (daughter) Nouns without these feminine endings are usually masculine, but there are exceptions to this rule. For example: אֶרֶץ earth (feminine) עִיר city (feminine) אֶבֶן stone (feminine)

3. MP - Masculine plural nouns usually have an ending with an –im sound. For example: Singular Plural סוּס (horse) סוּסִים (horses) מֶלֶךְ (king) מְלָכִים (kings) MS - Masculine singular nouns do not have a distinctive ending. FS - Feminine singular nouns, as discussed previously, usually have an ending with an –ah, –et, or –at sound. FP - Feminine plural nouns usually have an ending with an –ot sound. For example: Singular Plural תּוֺרָה (law) תּוֺרֹת (laws) סוּסָה (mare) סוּסוֹת (mares) (Notice the vowel change)

4. The dual form is rare and mainly used for naturally occurring pairs such as eyes, ears, and hands. The dual form is also used for expressions of number or time such as “twice” or “two years”. For example: Singular Dual יָד (hand) יָדַיִם (two hands) יוֺם (day) יוֺמַיִם (two days) Masculine Noun Feminine Noun Singular no ending וּת ִית ֶת ַת ָת ַה Plural ִים וֹת Dual ִים ַ ַיִם ָתַיִם