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־.