In Hebrew the possessive pronoun and comes after the noun.
שלי (sheli) – my
שלך (shelcha/shelach) – your
שלו (shelo) – his
שלה (shela) – her
שלנו (shelanu) – our
שלכם (shelachem) – your (plural male)
שלכן (shelachen) – your (plural female)
שלהם (shelahem) – their (male)
שלהן (shelhen) – their (female)
Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or possession of something.
שֶלִי (sheli) – mine
שֶלָּךְ (shelakh) – yours (singular, feminine)
שֶלְּךֶם (shelkhem) – yours (plural, masculine)
שֶלְּכֶן (shelkhen) – yours (plural, feminine)
שֶלוֹ (shelo) – his
שֶלָּה (shela) – hers
שֶלָּנוּ (shelanu) – ours
שֶלָּם (shelam) – theirs (masculine)
שֶלָּהֶן (shelahen) – theirs (feminine)
– המכנס שלי כחול (ha-miknas sheli kachol) – My pants are blue.
– הכתף שלך כואבת (ha-katef shelakh ko’evet) – Your shoulder hurts.
– הספר הזה שלה מעניין (ha-sefer ha-zeh shelah me’anyan) – Her book is interesting.
– הבית שלנו גדול (ha-bayit shelanu gadol) – Our house is big.
In Hebrew, possession can be indicated using both possessive suffixes and possessive pronouns.
Examples of possessive suffixes:
– ספרי (sifri) – my book
– ביתך (beytekha) – your house
– שולחנו (shulkhano) – his table
– ספרם (sifram) – their book (masculine)
– תמולך (temolakh) – your yesterday (feminine)
| English Pronoun | Hebrew Singular Suffix | Hebrew Plural Suffix |
|---|---|---|
| my | -i (י) | -einu (נו) |
| your (masculine) | -kha (ךָ) | -khem (כֶּם) |
| your (feminine) | -akh (ךְ) | -khen (כֶּן) |
| his | -o (וֹ) | -am (ם) |
| her | -a (ח) | -an (ן) |
| our | -nu (נוּ) | -enu (ינוּ) |
| their (masculine) | -av (ָב) | -em (ֵם) |
| their (feminine) | -a (ה) | -en (ן) |
