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)
🔊 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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