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:github_url: https://git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_uhg/src/branch/master/content/noun_proper_name.rst
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.. _noun_proper_name:
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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".
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In the example below, מֹשֶׁ֗ה "Moses" is a proper noun (because it is a
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name), but אִ֖ישׁ "man" is a :ref:`common noun<noun_common>`.
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Biblical Hebrew does not have capital letters to signify proper names.
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Proper nouns always appear in the :ref:`absolute state<state_absolute>`
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and are considered :ref:`3rd person<person_third>`
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:ref:`singular<number_singular>`
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when used as subjects of verbs, direct objects, or referred to by
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personal pronouns or pronominal suffixes. Proper names can be either
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:ref:`masculine<gender_masculine>`
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or
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:ref:`feminine<gender_feminine>`.
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.. csv-table:: Example: NUM 12:3
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וְהָאִ֥ישׁ **מֹשֶׁ֖ה** ענו מְאֹ֑ד
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weha'ish \ **mosheh** 'nw me'od
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and-the-man **Moses** humble very
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The truth was that **Moses** was a very humble person
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