של־

See also: של

Hebrew

Etymology

From שֶׁ־ (she-, “that, which”) + לְ־ (l'-, “to”). Attested since Mishnaic Hebrew. More recently supplanted by the standalone form שֶׁל (shél), but the inflected forms are unchanged.

Preposition

שֶׁלְּ־ • (shel'-)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of שֶׁל (shel); not used predicatively

Usage notes

  • This form also frequently results from שֶׁ־ (she-) + לְ־ (l'-).
  • See usage notes at שֶׁל (shel).
  • Like all prepositional compounds ending in לְ־ (l'-), שֶׁלְּ־ undergoes vowel modifications, and merges with a following definite article; see usage notes at לְ־.
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