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Index

a) the noun (eg “the tree”, “the house”) – singular and plural
b) the definite article „the“ , the indefinite article „a“
c) the gender
d) the verb „to be“ in present
e) the personal pronouns (eg “I, you, he”)

As in English, Hebrew has a male (m) and a female (f) gender. If you apply the following rules, you will be able to deduce the gender in most cases:

In general, the following noun endings are female:

  • –ah with the Hebrew letter he the end
  • nouns ending with the letter tav

All other nouns are male (with quite a few exceptions).

Verbs and adjectives always conform to the gender and the number of the subject.

Examples:

femalemale
she goes (verb)היא הולכתהוא הולך
hi (=hee)
holechet		hu (=hoo)
holech
big (adjective)גדולהגדול
gdolahgadol
teacher (noun)מורהמורה
morahmoreh