a pseudo-plural; thus תַּחְתֵּ֫ינוּ, for example, on the analogy of the antonym עָלֵ֫ינוּ(1). For the rare and anomalous forms with suffixes in the manner of the verb, cf. § e, 1st note. o Hebrew, like other cognate languages, makes an extensive use of pseudo-prepositions; these are a combination of one of the prepositions mentioned earlier—notably ב, כ, ל, מן, על—and a substantive, often lexemes denoting parts of body such as יָד, פָּנִים, עֵינַ֫יִם, פֶּה, רֶ֫גֶל in the status constructus. Such nouns
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