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 , takes suffixes in the same manner:, (, ,  , as in , ,   [for 2nd fem.  the   occurs in , , cf. ]), , &c.; except that for the 3rd plur., besides  (especially in the later books) and  (only in , , ;  only in ), the form  is also used; and for the feminine, besides  (three times),  is found fifteen times, and  only in , , .—According to the Masora,  is found fifteen times for  (as conversely in ,   for ), e.g. , , ,  (and, as has been conjectured, also ); cf. Delitzsch on .—In, , , the Masora requires instead of  (in all three places before a following tone-syllable; cf. , and the analogous cases of the loss of  in , ).

(b)  with Pronominal Suffixes.