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Hebrew prepositions and conjunctions

In Hebrew, prepositions and conjunctions are written together with the next word, like our prefixes.
The definite article is also written together.

Gen 1:1

בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ
Breshit bara Elohim et ha-shamayim ve-et ha-aretz
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth

בְּרֵאשִׁית	(Breshit)	In beginning
בָּרָא	(bara)	created
אֱלֹהִים	(Elohim)	God
אֵת	(et)
הַשָּׁמַיִם	(ha-shamaim)	heavens
וְאֵת	(ve-et)	and
הָאָֽרֶץ	(ha-aretz)	earth

The preposition IN, the AND and the definite article (הַ) are highlighted in red in the text A feature is immediately visible - they are written together with the next word.

Definite article

Temple

The House of God, or as it is also called the Temple of God in Hebrew, is simply a HOUSE with a definite article.
Because your father's house is the same as your house.
Gorgeous.

בַּיִת (beit) - house.

‏הַבַּיִת (a-Beit) - temple.

הַר ‏הַבַּיִת (Har a-Beit) - Temple mountain.

Name

- שֵׁם (shem) - name.

‏הַשֵׁם (Ha-Shem) - Yahweh.

Messiah

מָשִׁיחַ (mashiach) - the anointed one.

‏הַמָשִׁיחַ (Ha-Mashiach) - The Anointed One (Christ).

בְּ (be) — in
example: בְּבַּיִת (bebeit — in house), בְּפַטִישׁ (bepatísh — hummer).

לְ (le) — at)
example: הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי ־ טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ (Hodu lAdonai ki tov, ki leolam hasdo — Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.).

אֶל (el) — to.

עַל (al). — about:
example: הוּא מְדַבֵּר עַל (hu medabér al… — he speaks about…).

לִפְנֵי (lifnéi) — before.

אַחֲרֵי (aharéi) — after.

מֵאֲחוֹרֵי (meahoréi) — behind
example: מֵאֲחוֹרֵי הַבַּיִת נִמְצָא גַּן (meahoréi habáit nimtcá gan — there is a garden behind the house).

עַד (ad) — til
example: עַד הַבַּיִת (ad habáit — til house)

מִן (min) — from
example: מִן הַחֶדֶר (min hakhéder — from room), מִן הָעַמוּד (min haamúd) — from post.

עִם (im) — with
example: אֲנִי עִם דָוִד (aní im Dávid — I'm with David).

אֵת (et) — at
example: אֵת הַבַּיִת (et habáit — at house).

אֵצֶל (etcél — at)
example: אֵצֶל דָוִד (etcél Dávid — David has)

Name

שֵׁם (shem) — name

ב שֵׁם ( beshém ) - by name
example: Blessing the next in The name of the Lord coming in the name Yahweh!)

לְ שֵׁם ( leshem ) - in name
example: L Shem Yahweh ( leshém Adonai - in the name of Yahweh)

עַל שֵׁם ( al shem ) - of name
example: עַל שֵׁם אֲחֵיהֶם )

מי שֵׁם ( mishém ) - on behalf of
example: he said this m - it's one of many names)