Adverbs, Prepositions and Conjunctions

There are many common adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions that you will regularly see in written Hebrew. The following are amongst the most common, starting with the most widely used adverbs:

כֵּן   So

עָתַה   Now

אַךְ   Indeed, certainly

רַק   Only

אוּלַי   Perhaps

אוּלָם   But

The following are common conjunctions that you should learn to recognize:

אֲשֵׁר   Which, Who, That

אוֹ   Or

גַּם   Also

פֶּן   Otherwise

Finally, you have regularly used prepositions:

אֵל   To, Belonging to

אִם   If

בֵּין   Between

כִּי   That, Because, So

מִין   From

עַד   Until

עוֹד   Again

עַל   Upon, Over

שָׁם   There

Words for each of these lists are often used in combination with one another to create new concepts and ideas.

For instance, the following three examples are relatively common as well:

כִּי אִם   Unless, Except

כִּי עַל   Because

כִּי עַל כֵּן   Since


Introduction to Reading Hebrew
The first basics
The Hebrew AlephBet
The Letters of the AlephBet
Aleph
Bet (Beyt)
Gimmel
Dalet
Hey
Vav
Zayin
Chet
Tet
Yod
Kaf
Lamed
Mem
Nun
Samekh
Ayin
Pey (Fey)
Tsade (Tsadik)
Qof
Resh
Shin
Tav
The Significance of the Alephbet
The Basics of Hebrew Verbs
The Hebrew Verb Subject
The Hebrew Verb Object
Hebrew Verb Tenses
Hebrew Verb Voices and Moods
Hebrew Verb Participles
The Infinite Verb Version
Hebrew Nouns
Hebrew Noun Constructs
Using Prefixes With Nouns
Hebrew Pronouns
Hebrew Plural Nouns
Hebrew Adjectives
Identifying Hebrew Questions
Adverbs, Prepositions and Conjunctions
Hebrew Reading Conclusion