Hebrew Grammar in Tamil – எபிரேய இலக்கணம்

Definite Article

before non-gutturals	before gutturals (א,ה,ח,ע,ר)	before מְ יְ
ּ הַ	ה ח –> הַ	הַ
	א ע ר –> הָ
	חָ הָ עָ –> הֶ

• Before non-gutturals (א,ה,ח,ע) simply remember it is written ּהַ
• Before he and het (ה, ח) the article is written he-patah (הַ)
• Before alef, ayin and res (א,ע,ר) the article is usually written he-qames (הָ)
• Before het-qames (חָ) and unaccented he-qames (הָ) or unaccented ayin qames (עָ), the definite article is written he-segol (ה)
• Before yod-sheva, the article will normally be written he-patah (הַ)

Inseparable Preposition

בְּ	by, with, in ..
כְּ	like, as, according to ..
לְ	at, for, to ..

• Inseparable prepositions are attached with a sheva before consonants with a full vowel.
• If the first consonant of the noun has a simple sheva, the preposition is pointed with a hireq.
• If the first consonant of the noun has a compound sheva, the preposition will take the same short vowel as the compound.
• When the inseparable preposition is attached to a noun with the definite article, the definite article (he) drops and is replaced with the full vowel according to the rules of vowel pointing for the definite article.
• When the inseparable preposition is attached to the accented syllable of a noun, it is usually pointed with a qames.

Independent Preposition

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
אוֹדוֹת	odot	about, with regard to, concerning
אַחַר	achar	after
מֵאֲחוֹרֵי	me’achorei	behind
אֶל	el	to, towards, into
אֵצֶל	etzel	at, in the possession of; near
אֶת	et	(used before a definite direct object)
בְּ	be	in; by
בְּאֶמְצָעוּת	be’emtza’ut	by means of, using
בִּגְלַל	biglal	because of, due to
בִּזְכוּת	bizchut	thanks to, due to; in favour of
בֵּין	ben	between, amongst
בְּלִי	bli	without
בְּמַהֲלַךְ	bemahalach	during, over the course of
בְּמַעֲמַד	bema’amad	in the presence of (somebody)
בִּמְקוֹם	bimkom	instead of
בַּעַד	ba’ad	for, in favour of; in exchange for; through, via (lit.)
בְּעִקְבוֹת	be’ikvot	following; as a result of
בִּפְנֵי	bifnei	following, in the trail of; as a result of, because of
בְּקֶרֶב	bekerev	facing (someone); in the face of
בִּשְׁבִיל	bishvil	among, amidst; internally, on the inside
בְּשֵׁם	beshem	for, for the sake of
בְּתוֹךְ	betoch	on behalf of, in the name of
זוּלַת	zulat	inside
כְּ	ke	apart from, other than, beside
כְּלַפֵּי	klapei	as, like, in the role of; about, approximately
כְּמוֹ	kmo	in relation to, vis-a-vis; towards
כְּמוֹת	kmot	like, as, similarly to
כְּנֶגֶד	keneged	like, as (literary)
לְ	le	against; compared to, as opposed to; in exchange for
לְאוֹרֶךְ	le’orech	to; for; of (indicating possession, with יש/אין)
לְגַבֵּי	legabei	along, throughout
לְדִבְרֵי	ledivrei	regarding, concerning
לְיַד	leyad	according to (also לדבריו/ה של…)
לִידֵי	lidei	near, next to
לְמַעַן	lema’an	into the hands of; to, over to, for, to the attention of
לְפִי	lefi	for the sake of, for the benefit of; in order to, so that (lit.)
לִפְנֵי	lifnei	according to
לִקְרַאת	likrat	before, in front of
לְרוֹחַב	lerochav	towards, forward to, for, in preparation to
מוּל	mul	across
מִן	min	against; opposite, in front of
מֵעַל	me’al	from, of; than, compared to
מִפְּנֵי	mipnei	above, over; on top of
מִתַּחַת	mitachat	from, away from; because (with ש־)
נֶגֶד	neged	under, below
עֲבוּר	avur	against
עַד	ad	for
עַל	al	until, up to
עַל גַּב	al gav	on, upon; over; about, regarding
עַל גַּבֵּי	al gabei	on, upon
עַל יַד	al yad	next to
עַל יְדֵי	al yedei	by, via (in a passive construction); by means of
עַל פִּי	al pi	according to, in accordance with
עַל פְּנֵי	al pnei	over, on the surface of; above
עִם	im	with (forms עימי, עימו etc. are literary)
לְעוּמַּת	le’umat	compared with
שֶׁל	shel	of, belonging to
תַּחַת	tachat	under, below, beneath; in exchange for