if something on the receiving end of a verb has “the”, or what is on the receiving end is a proper name), then the definite direct object is usually preceded by the Hebrew word את (pointed one of two different ways: אֵת, אֶת). Remember that nouns with a ה prefix and proper names are both definite. If the direct object is not definite, then it will lack את. שׁלח המלך את האישׁ אל העיר The king sent the man to the city. שׁלח המלך את אברהם אל העיר The king sent Abraham to the city. נתן אברהם ספר על
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