Hebrew

Preposition

־ָה • ‎(-a)

1. (no longer productive) to, toward, in the direction of, -ward
   • Exodus 1:1, with translation of the King James Version:

     וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה, אֵת יַעֲקֹב אִישׁ וּבֵיתוֹ בָּאוּ:

     V'éle sh'mót b'néi yisra'él haba'ím mitsráyma, et-ya'akóv ísh uveitó bá'u.

     Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

2. (colloquial, no longer productive) at, located in the direction of

Usage notes

• In modern non-poetic use, this postposition is mostly used only with inherently directional nouns (such as in שמאלה ‎(smóla, “left, leftward, to the left”), from שמאל ‎(smol, “left, the left, left hand”)), and in a few fixed expressions (such as הַבַּיְתָה ‎(habáyta, “homeward”)).

Synonyms

• (to, toward): ל־ ‎(l'-), אל ‎(el), בכיוון ‎(b'kivún)

Pronoun

־ָהּ • ‎(-áh)

1. (archaic) her, it: indicates the direct object of a verb
   • Genesis 2:15:

     וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן-עֵדֶן, לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ

     He placed him in the Garden of Eden to work it and to guard it

2. her, it: indicates the object of a preposition
   • Ruth 1:22:

     וַתָּשָׁב נָעֳמִי, וְרוּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּה כַלָּתָהּ עִמָּהּ

     Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her

3. (now formal) her, its: indicates the possessor of a singular construct noun
   • 2 Samuel 13:19:

     וַתִּקַּח תָּמָר אֵפֶר עַל-רֹאשָׁהּ

     Tamar took ashes on her head

   • Ruth 1:22:

     וַתָּשָׁב נָעֳמִי, וְרוּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּה כַלָּתָהּ עִמָּהּ

     Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her

Synonyms

• (of a verb): אוֹתָהּ ‎(otáh); (archaic) ־ֶנָּה ‎(éna), (archaic) ־הָ ‎(ha)
• (of a noun): שֶׁלָּהּ ‎(sheláh)

Suffix

־ה • ‎(-a, -á)

1. used in feminine singular forms of most adjectives

   פשוט ‎(pashút, “simple”) + ‎־ה → ‎פשוטה ‎(p'shutá, “simple”)

2. used in singular indefinite and definite forms of many or most feminine nouns

   טיסה ‎(tisá, “flight”)

   דוד ‎(dod, “uncle”) → דודה ‎(dodá, “aunt”)

3. used in many female given names

   דניאל ‎(danyél, “Daniel”) → דניאלה ‎(danyéla, “Danielle”)

4. used in feminine singular present participle and present tense forms of certain verbs

   שם ‎(sam, “put”) → שמה ‎(sáma, samá, “(she, it) puts, putting”)

5. used in third-person feminine singular past tense (suffix conjugation) forms of most verbs

   הלך ‎(halákh, “go”) → הלכה ‎(halkhá, “(she, it) went”)

6. used to add emphasis to certain future-tense and imperative verb-forms

   קוּם ‎(kum, “rise”) → קוּמָה ‎(kumá, “rise up”)

Synonyms

• (in adjectives): ־ת ‎(-et, -t)
• (in nouns): ־ת ‎(-et), ־ית ‎(-it), ־ות ‎(-ut)
• (in present-tense verbs): ־ת ‎(-et)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ־ה ‎(-á).

Suffix

־ה • ‎(-e)

1. The singular suffix for feminine nouns derived from Hebrew.