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Rabbinic Hebrew · Entering Unpointed Mishnah

Present-like action with the participle

RH2-003Rabbinic HebrewMishnah and Hebrew Midrash

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST

קורין · אומר · עושה

Transliterationkorin · omer · oseh

Plain meaningrecite/read · says · does/makes
Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.

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Present-like action with the participle

Rabbinic Hebrew makes extensive use of participial forms for actions that English often expresses in the present: “recites,” “says,” “does.” קורין also preserves the characteristic Rabbinic plural ending ־ין in many forms. Instead of forcing a Biblical Hebrew finite-verb label onto every line, first learn what these forms are doing in Mishnah discourse.

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קורין · אומר · עושה
ORIGINAL

RH2-003

korin · omer · oseh
READING

Approved transliteration

recite/read · says · does/makes
MEANING

Rabbinic Hebrew

REMEMBER

Participial forms are central to the ordinary verbal style of Mishnah.