Lesson 17: Declension of Masculine Plural Nouns
Vocabulary
| door (f) | דֶּלֶת |
| heart, mind | לֵב |
| voice | קוֹל |
| to command | צָוָה |
| to return | שׁוּב |
| city | עִיר |
Pronominal Suffixes Attached to Masculine Plural Nouns
Notice the difference between the way the pronouns are attached to the singular nouns, which you've already memorized, versus the way they attach to the masculine plural form of the noun.
| Person | Plural | Singular | |
| “his horses” | 3ms | סוּסָיו | סוּסוֹ |
| “her horses” | 3fs | סוּסֶיהָ | סוּסָהּ |
| “your horses” | 2ms | סוּסֶיךָ | סוּסְךָ |
| “your horses” | 2fs | סוּסַיִךְ | סוּסֵךְ |
| “my horses” | 1cs | סוּסַי | סוּסִי |
| “their horses” | 3mp | סוּסֵיהֶם | סוּסָם |
| “their horses” | 3fp | סוּסֵיהֶן | סוּסָן |
| “your horses” | 2mp | סוּסֵיכֶם | סוּסְכֶם |
| “your horses” | 2fp | סוּסֵיכֶן | סוּסְכֶן |
| “our horses” | 1cp | סוּסֵינוּ | סוּסֵנוּ |
Reading
Please read pages 143-145 in Biblical Hebrew Step-by-Step.
Exercises
1. Memorize the vocabulary and paradigms.
2. Do the Exercises on pages 145-146.