Possessive pronouns in Hebrew

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)

 

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