I. The Definite Article. In Hebrew the definite article never occurs as a separate word, but rather it is always a prefixed ה attached inseparably to the word it makes definite. The article can occur on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and participles. The form of the article does not depend on the gender, number, or part of speech of the word it governs. Rather, the form depends on whether the initial letter of the word to which the article is prefixed is a laryngeal or not. 1. The
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