Abbreviations

Here is a complete list of grammatical abbreviations with their meanings:

Person

  • 1cs: First person common singular (e.g., “I” or “my”)
  • 1cp: First person common plural (e.g., “we” or “our”)
  • 2ms: Second person masculine singular (e.g., “you” for a male)
  • 2fs: Second person feminine singular (e.g., “you” for a female)
  • 2mp: Second person masculine plural (e.g., “you all” for a group of men or mixed group)
  • 2fp: Second person feminine plural (e.g., “you all” for a group of women)
  • 3ms: Third person masculine singular (e.g., “he” or “his”)
  • 3fs: Third person feminine singular (e.g., “she” or “her”)
  • 3mp: Third person masculine plural (e.g., “they” or “their” for a group of men or mixed group)
  • 3fp: Third person feminine plural (e.g., “they” or “their” for a group of women)

 

Gender

  • ms: Masculine singular
  • fs: Feminine singular
  • mp: Masculine plural
  • fp: Feminine plural
  • cs: Common singular (can refer to either gender)
  • cp: Common plural (can refer to either gender)

 

Number

  • s: Singular (one person or thing)
  • p: Plural (more than one person or thing)

 

These abbreviations help clarify the grammatical details of Hebrew words in morphological and syntactic analyses.

 

Two-Letter Abbreviations of Tanakh Books

  1. Gn – Genesis
  2. Ex – Exodus
  3. Lv – Leviticus
  4. Nm – Numbers
  5. Dt – Deuteronomy
  6. Js – Joshua
  7. Jg – Judges
  8. Sm – Samuel (1 and 2 Samuel combined)
  9. Kg – Kings (1 and 2 Kings combined)
  10. Is – Isaiah
  11. Jr – Jeremiah
  12. Ez – Ezekiel
  13. Ho – Hosea
  14. Jl – Joel
  15. Am – Amos
  16. Ob – Obadiah
  17. Jh – Jonah
  18. Mc – Micah
  19. Na – Nahum
  20. Hb – Habakkuk
  21. Zp – Zephaniah
  22. Hg – Haggai
  23. Zc – Zechariah
  24. Ml – Malachi
  25. Ps – Psalms
  26. Jb – Job
  27. Pr – Proverbs
  28. Ru – Ruth
  29. So – Song of Songs
  30. Ec – Ecclesiastes
  31. Lm – Lamentations
  32. Es – Esther
  33. Dn – Daniel
  34. Ezr – Ezra-Nehemiah (combined)
  35. Ch – Chronicles (1 and 2 Chronicles combined)

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