Possessive Suffixes on Nouns

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Hebrew often uses a suffix at the end of a noun to indicate ownership. There are <I>twenty</i> different suffixes: ten for singular nouns and ten more for plural nouns.

<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Possessive Suffixes Attached to Nouns in <U>Singular</u> form</b></font></p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">my (f.s.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yi</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">my (m.s.)</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (f.s.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>%e</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>^.</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (m.s.)</p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">her (f.s.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>H'</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>A</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">his (m.s.)</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">our (f.pl.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>Wne</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">our (m.pl.)</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (f.pl.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>!,k.</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~,k.</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (m.pl.)</p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">their (f.pl.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>!'</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~'</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">their (m.pl.)</p></td></tr></table><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Example: Singular Noun = "song" = <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>ryiv</font></b></font></p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">my (f.s.) song</p></td><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yiryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">my (m.s.) song</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (f.s.) song</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>%eryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>^.ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (m.s.) song</p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">her (f.s.) song</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>H'ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>Aryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">his (m.s.) song</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">our (f.pl.) song</p></td><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>Wneryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">our (m.pl.) song</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (f.pl.) song</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>!,k.ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~,k.ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (m.pl.) song</p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">their (f.pl.) song</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>!'ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~'ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">their (m.pl.) song</p></td></tr></table>


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<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Possessive Suffixes Attached to Nouns in <U>Plural</u> form</b></font></p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">my (f.s.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>y;</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">my (m.s.)</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (f.s.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>%iy;</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>^y,</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (m.s.)</p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">her (f.s.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>'hy,</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>wy'</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">his (m.s.)</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">our (f.pl.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>Wnye</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">our (m.pl.)</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (f.pl.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>!,kye</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~,kye</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (m.pl.)</p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">their (f.pl.)</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>!,hye</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~,hye</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">their (m.pl.)</p></td></tr></table><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Example: Plural Noun = "songs" = <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~yiryiv</font></b></font></p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">my (f.s.) songs</p></td><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>y;ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">my (m.s.) songs</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (f.s.) songs</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>%iy;ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>^y,ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (m.s.) songs</p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">her (f.s.) songs</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>'hy,ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>wy'ryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">his (m.s.) songs</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">our (f.pl.) songs</p></td><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>Wnyeryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">our (m.pl.) songs</p></td></tr></table><TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (f.pl.) songs</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>!,kyeryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~,kyeryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">your (m.pl.) songs</p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">their (f.pl.) songs</p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>!,hyeryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>~,hyeryiv</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">their (m.pl.) songs</p></td></tr></table>


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