This is the list of common Hebrew prepositions. Click on any of the words below to see full inflection.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| אוֹדוֹתodot | about, with regard to, concerning |
| אַחַרachar | after |
| מֵאֲחוֹרֵיme'achorei | behind |
| אֶלel | to, towards, into |
| אֵצֶלetzel | at, in the possession of; near |
| אֶתet | (used before a definite direct object) |
| בְּbe | in; by |
| בְּאֶמְצָעוּתbe'emtza'ut | by means of, using |
| בִּגְלַלbiglal | because of, due to |
| בִּזְכוּתbizchut | thanks to, due to; in favour of |
| בֵּיןben | between, amongst |
| בְּלִיbli | without |
| בְּמַהֲלַךְbemahalach | during, over the course of |
| בְּמַעֲמַדbema'amad | in the presence of (somebody) |
| בִּמְקוֹםbimkom | instead of |
| בַּעַדba'ad | for, in favour of; in exchange for; through, via (lit.) |
| בְּעִקְבוֹתbe'ikvot | following; as a result of |
| בְּעִקְבוֹתbe'ikvot | following, in the trail of; as a result of, because of |
| בִּפְנֵיbifnei | facing (someone); in the face of |
| בְּקֶרֶבbekerev | among, amidst; internally, on the inside |
| בִּשְׁבִילbishvil | for, for the sake of |
| בְּשֵׁםbeshem | on behalf of, in the name of |
| בְּתוֹךְbetoch | inside |
| זוּלַתzulat | apart from, other than, beside |
| כְּke | as, like, in the role of; about, approximately |
| כְּלַפֵּיklapei | in relation to, vis-a-vis; towards |
| כְּמוֹkmo | like, as, similarly to |
| כְּמוֹתkmot | like, as (literary) |
| כְּנֶגֶדkeneged | against; compared to, as opposed to; in exchange for |
| לְle | to; for; of (indicating possession, with יש/אין) |
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| לְאוֹרֶךְle'orech | along, throughout |
| לְגַבֵּיlegabei | regarding, concerning |
| לְדִבְרֵיledivrei | according to (also לדבריו/ה של...) |
| לְיַדleyad | near, next to |
| לִידֵיlidei | into the hands of; to, over to, for, to the attention of |
| לְמַעַןlema'an | for the sake of, for the benefit of; in order to, so that (lit.) |
| לְפִיlefi | according to |
| לִפְנֵיlifnei | before, in front of |
| לִקְרַאתlikrat | towards, forward to, for, in preparation to |
| לְרוֹחַבlerochav | across |
| מוּלmul | against; opposite, in front of |
| מִןmin | from, of; than, compared to |
| מֵעַלme'al | above, over; on top of |
| מִפְּנֵיmipnei | from, away from; because (with ש־) |
| מִתַּחַתmitachat | under, below |
| נֶגֶדneged | against |
| סָבִיבsaviv | around |
| עֲבוּרavur | for |
| עַדad | until, up to |
| עַלal | on, upon; over; about, regarding |
| עַל גַּבal gav | on, upon |
| עַל גַּבֵּיal gabei | on, upon |
| עַל יַדal yad | next to |
| עַל יְדֵיal yedei | by, via (in a passive construction); by means of |
| עַל פִּיal pi | according to, in accordance with |
| עַל פְּנֵיal pnei | over, on the surface of; above |
| עִםim | with (forms עימי, עימו etc. are literary) |
| לְעוּמַּתle'umat | compared with |
| שֶׁלshel | of, belonging to |
| תַּחַתtachat | under, below, beneath; in exchange for |
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