Classical · Biblical Hebrew
Inflect nouns for gender, number and the dual, and command the full pronoun / particle set.
Ch. 9 — The Noun and its InflectionCh. 10 — Pronouns and Particles
Core concepts · 6
- Two genders, three numbers. Masc. plural -îm (סוּסִים), fem. plural -ôth (סוּסוֹת), dual -ayim (יָדַיִם).
- Many feminines end in ־ָה (סוּסָה); some nouns are irregular (אָב→אָבוֹת, אִישׁ→אֲנָשִׁים).
- Personal pronouns: אֲנִי, אַתָּה, אַתְּ, הוּא, הִיא; pl. אֲנַחְנוּ, אַתֶּם, אַתֶּן, הֵם, הֵן.
- The 3rd-person pronoun can act as the copula: יהוה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים = 'the LORD is God'.
- Demonstratives זֶה / זֹאת / אֵלֶּה ('this/these'); הוּא / הִיא / הֵם ('that/those').
- Interrogatives מִי ('who?') and מָה ('what?', pointed like the article); relative אֲשֶׁר.
Vocabulary & signs · tap a word to hear, expand for how to say it
horse
say: sûs
son
say: bēn
daughter (f.)
say: bath
I
say: ʾᵃnî
who / which (relative)
say: ʾᵃsher
who?
say: mî
Exercises · answer in the app
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Harrison's paradigm (model) verb is…
Bridge to this week
Your Week 2 subject pronouns and Week 3 demonstratives are exactly Harrison Ch. 10; here they sit on a complete noun system (gender, number, dual) so agreement in your output stops being guesswork.
Teach Yourself Hebrew — R. K. Harrison (E.U.P.)
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