Hebrew Possessive Pronouns

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In Hebrew the possessive pronoun agrees with the possesor, and comes after the noun. My, yours/mine, yours etc are the same.

My, Mine - שלי (sheli)
Your, Yours sing - (m) שלך (shelcha) / (f) שלך (shelach)
His - שלו (shelo)
Her, Hers - שלה (shela)
Our, Ours - שלנו (shelanoo)
Your, Yours plur - (m) שלכם (shelachem) / (f) שלכן (shelachen)
Their, Theirs - (m) שלהם (shelahem) / (f) שלהן (shelahen)

Possessive pronouns come after the noun (which also comes with the definitive article). The result will be הספר שלי - which literally translates "the book my/mine".

Examples:
my book - הספר שלי (hasefer sheli)
It's theirs - זה שלהם (ze shelahem)

There is another way of expressing possession, but it is far less common, especially in everyday speech. It is a suffix added to the noun.
My - י (i)
Your sing - (m) ך (cha) / (f) ך (ch)
Her - ה (a)
His - ו (o)
Our - נו (nu)
Your pl - (m) כם (chem) / (f) כן (chen)
Their - (m) ם or הם (hem) / (f) ן (n) or הן (hen)

Examples:
my book - ספרי (sifri).
Your brother (sing, m) - אחיך (achicha)
Their life (f) - חייהן (chayehen)
This is the form used in the Old Testament. Nowadays, it's used mostly in formal speech and literature/newspapers.

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