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Nouns

The Nominative Case

The nominative case has no individual case ending. The best clue to this case is the position of the word in the sentence. Generally, the subject follows the verb.

The Genitive Case

The genitive case is indicated by a unique combination of words called the construct relation, which we examine in more detail below.

The Ablative Case

The ablative case is shown by the user of the preposition מִן.

The Dative Case

The dative case is shown by the preposition לְ.

The Locative Case

The locative case is shown by the preposition בְּ, with the context, and also לִפְנֵי, אֵֽצֶּל, בֵּין, אֶל־, תַּ֣חַת, עַל and others.

The Instrumental Case

The instrumental case is shown by the prepositions בְּ and עִם. The difference between the locative and the instrumental can be found in the context.

The Accusative Case

The accusative case is designated by the position of the object in a sentence. Generally, the direct object follows the subject of the verb. A direct object that is determined, e.g., “I saw the man” in contrast to “I saw a man” is generally introduced in good writing style, although not in good poetry, by אֵת.

Direction

Direction or motion towards a place is indicated by the otherwise obsolete old accusative ending ָ ה, as in הָֽהָרָה towards the mountain, הָֽהָרָה to ground.