Hebrew Learning Guide
Prepositions
בְּעִקְבוֹת be'ikvei

following; as a result of

Form without pronominal affixes

base form
בְּעִקְבֵי be'ikvei

Forms with pronominal affixes

1st person
plur. sing.
בַּעֲקֵבֵינוּ ba'akeveinu
בַּעֲקֵבַי ba'akevay
2nd person
fem. plur. masc. plur. fem. sing. masc. sing.
בְּעִקְבֵיכֶן be'ikveichen
בְּעִקְבֵיכֶם be'ikveichem
בַּעֲקֵבַיִךְ ba'akevayich
בַּעֲקֵבֶיךָ ba'akevecha
3rd person
fem. plur. masc. plur. fem. sing. masc. sing.
בְּעִקְבֵיהֶן be'ikveihen
בְּעִקְבֵיהֶם be'ikveihem
בַּעֲקֵבֶיהָ ba'akeveha
בַּעֲקֵבָיו ba'akevav

Examples

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בַּעֲקֵבַי. ha-kelev halach ba'akevay.

The dog followed my trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בַּעֲקֵבֵינוּ. ha-kelev halach ba'akeveinu.

The dog followed our trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בַּעֲקֵבֶיךָ. ha-kelev halach ba'akevecha.

The dog followed your trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בַּעֲקֵבַיִךְ. ha-kelev halach ba'akevayich.

The dog followed your trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בְּעִקְבֵיכֶם. ha-kelev halach be'ikveichem.

The dog followed your trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בְּעִקְבֵיכֶן. ha-kelev halach be'ikveichen.

The dog followed your trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בַּעֲקֵבָיו. ha-kelev halach ba'akevav.

The dog followed his trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בַּעֲקֵבֶיהָ. ha-kelev halach ba'akeveha.

The dog followed her trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בְּעִקְבֵיהֶם. ha-kelev halach be'ikveihem.

The dog followed their trail.

הַכֶּלֶב הָלַךְ בְּעִקְבֵיהֶן. ha-kelev halach be'ikveihen.

The dog followed their trail.