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.. _noun_proper_name:

Noun Proper Name
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Summary
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Proper names (usually, of people or places) are a special class of noun called "proper nouns".

Article
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In the example below, מֹשֶׁ֗ה "Moses" is a proper noun (because it is a
name), but אִ֖ישׁ "man" is a :ref:`common noun<noun_common>`.
Biblical Hebrew does not have capital letters to signify proper names.
Proper nouns always appear in the :ref:`absolute state<state_absolute>`
and are considered :ref:`3rd person<person_third>`
:ref:`singular<number_singular>`
when used as subjects of verbs, direct objects, or referred to by
personal pronouns or pronominal suffixes. Proper names can be either
:ref:`masculine<gender_masculine>`
or
:ref:`feminine<gender_feminine>`.

.. csv-table:: Example: NUM 12:3

  וְהָאִ֥ישׁ **מֹשֶׁ֖ה** ענו מְאֹ֑ד
  weha'ish \ **mosheh** 'nw me'od
  and-the-man **Moses** humble very
  The truth was that **Moses** was a very humble person