Inseparable PREPOSITIONS

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Inseparable PREPOSITIONS

• RULE 1

Normally, the inseparable preposition is pointed
with shewa.
l
rq,boè
l
!da
B
rhn
B
rp
K
vyai
K
f/l
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Inseparable PREPOSITIONS

• RULE 2

Words beginning with simple shewa, take
inseparable prepositions with hireq.
li
lGEr"m
Bi
lGEr"m
Ki
lGEr"m
li
'vuè/hy
'vuè/hyÒ
lt
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Inseparable PREPOSITIONS

• RULE 3

Words beginning with composite shewa, take
inseparable prepositions with corresponding short
vowel.
l'
t/c
B,
!/dagt
K
hynIa?
le
!yhila
!yhilagt
lt
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Inseparable PREPOSITIONS

• RULE 4

The inseparable preposition usurps the position
and pointing of the article minus h.
h
K
ih'
l,m,è
il'
l,m,è
!da
!da
lt
lt
h,
rp
B,
rp
lt
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Inseparable PREPOSITIONS

• RULE 5

Inseparable prepositions immediately before the
accented syllable of a word in pause sometimes
take qamets.
.!yIm
l
l
tb,v,
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The PREPOSITION _at_mi

• RULE 1

Before non-gutturals, n is assimilated and
compensating dagesh forte used.
imi
l,mè,
imi
rhn
imi
!/y
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The PREPOSITION _at_mi

• RULE 2

Before gutturals, n is assimilated and hireq
heightened to tsere for rejection of compensatory
dagesh forte.
me
!da
me
lgltrèlt
me
rdj
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The PREPOSITION _at_mi

• RULE 3

Before the article, n is either assimilated and
hireq heightened to tsere for rejection of
compensatory dagesh forte
me
rltaèh
me
!/Yh'
or, _at_mi is joined by maqqeph.
A_at_mi
!/Yh'