Prepositions with pronoun endings · 5/60

בְּ — in me, in you, in him

The preposition בְּ (be) with pronoun endings

בְּ means “in, at, by means of”. With a pronoun it mostly follows verbs that take בְּ: לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בְּ (to use), לִבְחֹר בְּ (to choose), לְהַאֲמִין בְּ (to believe in), לִפְגֹּעַ בְּ (to hurt).

PersonHebrewMeaning
Iבִּיbiin me
you (m)בְּךָbechain you
you (f)בָּךְbachin you
heבּוֹboin him, in it
sheבָּהּbain her, in it
weבָּנוּbanuin us
you (m pl)בָּכֶםbachemin you
you (f pl)בָּכֶןbachenin you
they (m)בָּהֶםbahemin them
they (f)בָּהֶןbahenin them

Example: אֲנִי מַאֲמִין בְּךָ — I believe in you. הִיא בָּחֲרָה בּוֹ — she chose him.

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