Hebrew Vocabulary: Prepositions – “In” / “Like” / “To” / “From”

Prepositions are small but powerful words that show relationships between ideas, places, and actions. In Hebrew, many prepositions attach directly to the word that follows, and they also change form when combined with pronouns. This list introduces four essential prepositions used constantly in everyday speech, along with their full conjugation tables.

Basic Forms & Usage

English	Hebrew (with niqqud)	Transliteration	Example
In	בְּ / בַּ	be / ba	בַּבַּיִת – in the house
Like / As	כְּ / כָּמוֹ	ke / kamo	כְּמוֹ מוֹרֶה – like a teacher
To	לְ / לַ	le / la	לַיֶּלֶד – to the boy
From	מִן / מֵ	min / me	מֵהַבֵּית – from the house

Conjugation: בְּ (in)

Pronoun	Hebrew Phrase	Transliteration
I	בִּי	bi
You (m)	בְּךָ	becha
You (f)	בָּךְ	bach
He	בּוֹ	bo
She	בָּהּ	bah
We	בָּנוּ	banu
You (pl. m)	בָּכֶם	bachem
You (pl. f)	בָּכֶן	bachen
They (m)	בָּהֶם	bahem
They (f)	בָּהֶן	bahen

Conjugation: כְּ (like / as)

Pronoun	Hebrew Phrase	Transliteration
I	כָּמוֹנִי	kamoni
You (m)	כָּמוֹךָ	kamocha
You (f)	כָּמוֹךְ	kamoch
He	כָּמוֹהוּ	kamohu
She	כָּמוֹהָ	kamohah
We	כָּמוֹנוּ	kamonu
You (pl. m)	כָּמוֹכֶם	kamochem
You (pl. f)	כָּמוֹכֶן	kamochen
They (m)	כָּמוֹהֶם	kamohem
They (f)	כָּמוֹהֶן	kamohen

Conjugation: לְ (to / for)

Pronoun	Hebrew Phrase	Transliteration
I	לִי	li
You (m)	לְךָ	lecha
You (f)	לָךְ	lach
He	לוֹ	lo
She	לָהּ	lah
We	לָנוּ	lanu
You (pl. m)	לָכֶם	lachem
You (pl. f)	לָכֶן	lachen
They (m)	לָהֶם	lahem
They (f)	לָהֶן	lahen

Conjugation: מִן (from)

Pronoun	Hebrew Phrase	Transliteration
I	מִמֶּנִּי	mimeni
You (m)	מִמְּךָ	mimecha
You (f)	מִמֵּךְ	mimech
He	מִמֶּנּוּ	mimenu
She	מִמֶּנָּה	mimenah
We	מִמֶּנּוּ	mimenu
You (pl. m)	מִכֶּם	mikem
You (pl. f)	מִכֶּן	miken
They (m)	מֵהֶם	mehem
They (f)	מֵהֶן	mehen