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:github_url: https://git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_uhg/src/branch/master/content/suffix.rst
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.. _suffix:
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Suffix
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Summary
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A suffix consists of one or more letters added to the end of a word. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, participles,
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infinitives and even some particles can take suffixes in Biblical Hebrew.
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Biblical Hebrew utilizes four different types of suffixes. The most common type is the
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:ref:`pronominal suffix<suffix_pronominal>` which changes form based on both gender and number. However, there are also three
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other simple suffixes called the :ref:`directional ה (he)<suffix_directional_he>`, the :ref:`paragogic ה (he)<suffix_paragogic_he>`,
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and the :ref:`paragogic נ (nun)<suffix_paragogic_nun>`.
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.. note:: These suffixes should not be confused with the prefixes and suffixes that are added to :ref:`finite verbs<verb-finite>` to form verbal conjugations, although certain forms appear very similar.
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