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In grammar, the noun phrase or pronoun on the receiving end of the action of a transitive verb (‘He founded the movement’; ‘They caught colds’; ‘Don't blame me’).

Such sentences as ‘John sent me a package’ have both a direct object (a package) and an indirect object (‘me’).



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This book turns that epigram on its head and uses analysis of English expressions to help beginning Hebrew students understand direct objects, nominal sentences, verb tenses, etc.
Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew. (Briefly Noted) by Klein, Ralph W. / Currents in Theology and Mission
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