Prepositions with pronoun endings · 7/60
מִן / מִ־ — from me, from you, from him
The preposition מִן / מִ־ (min / mi-) with pronoun endings
מִ־ means “from, out of, than”. Needed after לְבַקֵּשׁ מִ (to ask someone for), לְקַבֵּל מִ (to receive from), לְפַחֵד מִ (to be afraid of), and in comparisons: גָּדוֹל מִמֶּנִּי — bigger than me.
| Person | Hebrew | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I | מִמֶּנִּיmimeni | from me |
| you (m) | מִמְּךָmimcha | from you |
| you (f) | מִמֵּךְmimech | from you |
| he | מִמֶּנּוּmimenu | from him |
| she | מִמֶּנָּהmimena | from her |
| we | מֵאִתָּנוּme'itanu | from us |
| you (m pl) | מִכֶּםmikem | from you |
| you (f pl) | מִכֶּןmiken | from you |
| they (m) | מֵהֶםmehem | from them |
| they (f) | מֵהֶןmehen | from them |
In everyday speech “from us” is usually מִמֶּנּוּ, the same form as “from him”; context makes it clear.
Example: קִבַּלְתִּי מִמְּךָ מִכְתָּב — I got a letter from you. הִיא גְּבוֹהָה מִמֶּנּוּ — she is taller than him.
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