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Hebrew prepositions

This is the list of common Hebrew prepositions. Click on any of the words below to see full inflection.

WordMeaning
אוֹדוֹתodotabout, with regard to, concerning
אַחַרacharafter
מֵאֲחוֹרֵיme'achoreibehind
אֶלelto, towards, into
אֵצֶלetzelat, in the possession of; near
אֶתet(used before a definite direct object)
בְּbein; by
בְּאֶמְצָעוּתbe'emtza'utby means of, using
בִּגְלַלbiglalbecause of, due to
בִּזְכוּתbizchutthanks to, due to; in favour of
בֵּיןbenbetween, amongst
בְּלִיbliwithout
בְּמַהֲלַךְbemahalachduring, over the course of
בְּמַעֲמַדbema'amadin the presence of (somebody)
בִּמְקוֹםbimkominstead of
בַּעַדba'adfor, in favour of; in exchange for; through, via (lit.)
בְּעִקְבוֹתbe'ikvotfollowing; as a result of
בְּעִקְבוֹתbe'ikvotfollowing, in the trail of; as a result of, because of
בִּפְנֵיbifneifacing (someone); in the face of
בְּקֶרֶבbekerevamong, amidst; internally, on the inside
בִּשְׁבִילbishvilfor, for the sake of
בְּשֵׁםbeshemon behalf of, in the name of
בְּתוֹךְbetochinside
זוּלַתzulatapart from, other than, beside
כְּkeas, like, in the role of; about, approximately
כְּלַפֵּיklapeiin relation to, vis-a-vis; towards
כְּמוֹkmolike, as, similarly to
כְּמוֹתkmotlike, as (literary)
כְּנֶגֶדkenegedagainst; compared to, as opposed to; in exchange for
לְleto; for; of (indicating possession, with יש/אין)
WordMeaning
לְאוֹרֶךְle'orechalong, throughout
לְגַבֵּיlegabeiregarding, concerning
לְדִבְרֵיledivreiaccording to (also לדבריו/ה של...)
לְיַדleyadnear, next to
לִידֵיlideiinto the hands of; to, over to, for, to the attention of
לְמַעַןlema'anfor the sake of, for the benefit of; in order to, so that (lit.)
לְפִיlefiaccording to
לִפְנֵיlifneibefore, in front of
לִקְרַאתlikrattowards, forward to, for, in preparation to
לְרוֹחַבlerochavacross
מוּלmulagainst; opposite, in front of
מִןminfrom, of; than, compared to
מֵעַלme'alabove, over; on top of
מִפְּנֵיmipneifrom, away from; because (with ש־)
מִתַּחַתmitachatunder, below
נֶגֶדnegedagainst
סָבִיבsavivaround
עֲבוּרavurfor
עַדaduntil, up to
עַלalon, upon; over; about, regarding
עַל גַּבal gavon, upon
עַל גַּבֵּיal gabeion, upon
עַל יַדal yadnext to
עַל יְדֵיal yedeiby, via (in a passive construction); by means of
עַל פִּיal piaccording to, in accordance with
עַל פְּנֵיal pneiover, on the surface of; above
עִםimwith (forms עימי, עימו etc. are literary)
לְעוּמַּתle'umatcompared with
שֶׁלshelof, belonging to
תַּחַתtachatunder, below, beneath; in exchange for

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