Hebrew Learning Guide
Prepositions
לְמַעַן lema'an

for the sake of, for the benefit of; in order to, so that (lit.)

Form without pronominal affixes

base form
לְמַעַן lema'an

Forms with pronominal affixes

1st person
plur. sing.
לְמַעֲנֵנוּ lema'anenu
לְמַעֲנִי lema'ani
2nd person
fem. plur. masc. plur. fem. sing. masc. sing.
לְמַעַנְכֶן lema'anchen
לְמַעַנְכֶם lema'anchem
לְמַעֲנֵךְ lema'anech
לְמַעַנְךָ lema'ancha
3rd person
fem. plur. masc. plur. fem. sing. masc. sing.
לְמַעֲנָן lema'anan
לְמַעֲנָם lema'anam
לְמַעֲנָהּ lema'ana(h)
לְמַעֲנוֹ lema'ano

Examples

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעֲנִי. dana afta uga lema'ani.

Dana baked a cake for me.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעֲנֵנוּ. dana afta uga lema'anenu.

Dana baked a cake for us.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעַנְךָ. dana afta uga lema'ancha.

Dana baked a cake for you.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעֲנֵךְ. dana afta uga lema'anech.

Dana baked a cake for you.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעַנְכֶם. dana afta uga lema'anchem.

Dana baked a cake for you all.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעַנְכֶן. dana afta uga lema'anchen.

Dana baked a cake for you all.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעֲנוֹ. dana afta uga lema'ano.

Dana baked a cake for him.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעֲנָהּ. dana afta uga lema'ana(h).

Dana baked a cake for her.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעֲנָם. dana afta uga lema'anam.

Dana baked a cake for them.

דָּנָה אָפְתָה עוּגָה לְמַעֲנָן. dana afta uga lema'anan.

Dana baked a cake for them.