Rabbinic Hebrew · Characteristic Rabbinic Connectors

של

RH2-005Rabbinic HebrewMishnah and Hebrew Midrash

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST

של

Transliterationshel

Plain meaningof / belonging to

Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.

WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT

של

Rabbinic Hebrew frequently uses של to express possession and “of” relationships that Biblical Hebrew often handles through construct chains. Construct forms do not disappear, but של becomes an important ordinary tool. The learner should be able to read both systems rather than assuming one replaces the other completely.

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Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.

של

ORIGINAL

RH2-005

shel

READING

Approved transliteration

of / belonging to

MEANING

Rabbinic Hebrew

REMEMBER

של

של is a major post-biblical way of expressing “of/belonging to.”