אֲנִי
ani
I
Dictionary
Pronouns
A practical reference for Hebrew pronouns: personal forms, question words, demonstratives, possession, object forms, and common prepositional forms.
Personal pronouns
These are the basic independent forms: I, you, he, she, we, you plural, and they.
אַתָּה
ata
you (masculine, singular)
אַתְּ
at
you (feminine, singular)
הוּא
hu
he
הִיא
hi
she
אֲנַחְנוּ
anahnu
we
אַתֶּם
atem
you (masculine, plural)
אַתֶּן
aten
you (feminine, plural)
הֵם
hem
they (masculine)
הֵן
hen
they (feminine)
אֲנוֹכִי
anohi
I (biblical, poetic)
אָנוּ
anu
we (formal)
Personal pronouns
1st sing.
אֲנִי
ani
אֲנֹכִי
anohi
1st plur.
אֲנַחְנוּ
anahnu
אָנוּ
anu
2nd masc. sing.
אַתָּה
ata
2nd fem. sing.
אַתְּ
at
2nd masc. plur.
אַתֶּם
atem
2nd fem. plur.
אַתֶּן
aten
3rd masc. sing.
הוּא
hu
3rd fem. sing.
הִיא
hi
3rd masc. plur.
הֵם
hem
3rd fem. plur.
הֵן
hen
Demonstrative pronouns
Use these forms for this, these, and related pointing words.
זֶה
ze
this (masculine)
זֹאת
zot
this (feminine)
אֵלֶה
ele
these
אֵלוּ
elu
these
Interrogative pronouns
Question words such as who, what, and which.
מִי
mi
who
מַה
ma
what
אֵיזֶה
eize
which? (masculine singular); some, certain
אֵיזוֹ
eizo
which? (feminine singular); some, certain
אֵילוּ
eilu
which? (plural); some, certain
Indefinite and negative pronouns
Words for someone, something, anything, and nothing.
מִישֶׁהוּ
mishehu
someone, somebody (male)
מִישֶׁהִי
mishehi
someone, somebody (female)
מַשֶּׁהוּ
mashehu
something
כְּלוּם
klum
nothing (in a negative sentence); anything
Relative pronouns
Hebrew commonly uses ש־ and אשר for that, which, and who.
שֶׁ־ / אֲשֶׁר
she / asher
relative pronoun: that, which, who
Possession with של
Modern Hebrew usually expresses my, your, his, her, and their through forms of של.
שֶׁל
shel
possessive forms with של
Possessive forms with של
1st sing.
שֶׁלִּי
sheli
1st plur.
שֶׁלָּנוּ
shelanu
2nd masc. sing.
שֶׁלְּךָ
shelha
2nd fem. sing.
שֶׁלָּךְ
shelah
2nd masc. plur.
שֶׁלָּכֶם
shelahem
2nd fem. plur.
שֶׁלָּכֶן
shelahen
3rd masc. sing.
שֶׁלּוֹ
shelo
3rd fem. sing.
שֶׁלָּהּ
shela
3rd masc. plur.
שֶׁלָּהֶם
shelahem
3rd fem. plur.
שֶׁלָּהֶן
shelahen
Direct object forms
When the direct object is definite, Hebrew uses את; with pronouns it becomes forms such as אותי and אותו.
אֵת
et
direct object forms with את
Direct object forms with את
1st sing.
אוֹתִי
oti
1st plur.
אוֹתָנוּ
otanu
2nd masc. sing.
אוֹתְךָ
otha
2nd fem. sing.
אוֹתָךְ
otah
2nd masc. plur.
אֶתְכֶם
ethem
2nd fem. plur.
אֶתְכֶן
ethen
3rd masc. sing.
אוֹתוֹ
oto
3rd fem. sing.
אוֹתָהּ
ota
3rd masc. plur.
אוֹתָם
otam
3rd fem. plur.
אוֹתָן
otan
Pronouns with prepositions
Many common prepositions merge with pronoun endings, creating forms such as לי, בו, and איתי.
לְ־
le
forms with ל־
Forms with ל־
1st sing.
לִי
li
1st plur.
לָנוּ
lanu
2nd masc. sing.
לְךָ
leha
2nd fem. sing.
לָךְ
lah
2nd masc. plur.
לָכֶם
lahem
2nd fem. plur.
לָכֶן
lahen
3rd masc. sing.
לוֹ
lo
3rd fem. sing.
לָהּ
la
3rd masc. plur.
לָהֶם
lahem
3rd fem. plur.
לָהֶן
lahen
בְּ־
be
forms with ב־
Forms with ב־
1st sing.
בִּי
bi
1st plur.
בָּנוּ
banu
2nd masc. sing.
בְּךָ
beha
2nd fem. sing.
בָּךְ
bah
2nd masc. plur.
בָּכֶם
bahem
2nd fem. plur.
בָּכֶן
bahen
3rd masc. sing.
בּוֹ
bo
3rd fem. sing.
בָּהּ
ba
3rd masc. plur.
בָּהֶם
bahem
3rd fem. plur.
בָּהֶן
bahen
אֵת / עִם
et / im
forms meaning with me, with you, with him
Forms meaning “with”
1st sing.
אִתִּי
iti
1st plur.
אִתָּנוּ
itanu
2nd masc. sing.
אִתְּךָ
itha
2nd fem. sing.
אִתָּךְ
itah
2nd masc. plur.
אִתְּכֶם
ithem
2nd fem. plur.
אִתְּכֶן
ithen
3rd masc. sing.
אִתּוֹ
ito
3rd fem. sing.
אִתָּהּ
ita
3rd masc. plur.
אִתָּם
itam
3rd fem. plur.
אִתָּן
itan
Self forms
Forms with עצמ־ express myself, yourself, himself, herself, and themselves.
עַצְמִי
atzmi
reflexive and emphatic forms with עצמ־
Reflexive and emphatic forms with עצמ־
1st sing.
עַצְמִי
atzmi
1st plur.
עַצְמֵנוּ
atzmenu
2nd masc. sing.
עַצְמְךָ
atzmeha
2nd fem. sing.
עַצְמֵךְ
atzmeh
2nd masc. plur.
עַצְמְכֶם
atzmehem
2nd fem. plur.
עַצְמְכֶן
atzmehen
3rd masc. sing.
עַצְמוֹ
atzmo
3rd fem. sing.
עַצְמָהּ
atzma
3rd masc. plur.
עַצְמָם
atzmam
3rd fem. plur.
עַצְמָן
atzman