Most Hebrew prepositions stand as independent words, such as the preposition אֶל (“to, into, toward”), which was introduced in the previous lesson. For example, אֶל stands alone in אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן (“to the priest” [Lv 2:8]). While this prepositional phrase shows a maqqef linking the independent preposition to its object, a maqqef is not required, as illustrated by אֶל כָּל־הַחַיִּים (“to all of the living” [Ecc
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