Teach Yourself Biblical Hebrew Complete Course » (Bilingual)

Dr. Sarah Nicholson. Ph.D. is a Lecturer in Biblical Hebrew ath the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK

Bring alive an ancient language

Teach Yourself Biblical Hebrew Complete Course uses an engaging

approach to teach you the words, phrases, and grammar of

Biblical Hebrew. It features selections of original text to show

the language in action.The book introduces you to the grammar

in a gradual manner and in plain English, so you are not overwhelmed

by its complexities. You can test your comprehension

of the material with plenty of exercises.

Introduction     viii
01
Introduction     1
The alphabet
Reading practice
Suggestions
Summary
02
Short and long vowels     9
Exercise 1
Sheva and composite vowels
Exercise 2
Final forms
Reading practice
Suggestions
Summary
03
Dagesh     16
Exercise 1
The conjunction
Exercise 2
The name of God
Text: Psalm 25:8
Suggestions
Summary
04
The definite article     24
Exercise 1
Gender and number
Exercise 2
Irregular plurals
Exercise 3
Text: Genesis 1:1
Suggestions
Summary
05
Subject pronouns     34
Exercise 1
Sentences without verbs
Exercise 2
Text: 2 Samuel 12:7a
Suggestion
Summary
Self-assessment
06
Nouns with pronominal suffixes     41
Exercise 1
Adjectives in verbless sentences
Exercise 2
Adjectives (attributive)
Exercise 3
Text: Psalm 76.2 (76.1 in English)
Suggestions
Summary
07
Demonstratives     53
Exercise 1
The construct
Exercise 2
Text: Exodus 15:1a
Suggestions
Summary
08
Prepositions     63
Exercise 1
Inseparable prepositions
Exercise 2
Prepositions with pronominal suffixes
Exercise 3
Text: Ruth 1:1
Suggestions
Summary
09
The object marker     77
Further prepositions with pronominal suffixes
Exercise 1
Comparatives and superlatives
Exercise 2
Text: Deuteronomy 10:17
Suggestion
Summary
10
Verbs:Perfect     89
Exercise 1
How the Perfect is used
Exercise 2
Text: Job 1:21
Suggestions
Summary
Self-assessment
11
Verbs: Imperfect     102
Exercise 1
Usage of the Imperfect
Exercise 2
Text: Judges 8:22-3
Suggestions
Summary
12
Vav Consecutive Imperfect     111
Exercise 1
Vav Consecutive Perfect
Exercise 2
Text: Isaiah 12:1-2
Suggestions
Summary
13
Weak verbs     121
Weak verbs in the Perfect
Exercise 1
Weak verbs in the Imperfect
Exercise 2
Text: Psalm 9:2-9 (Engl. 1-9)
Suggestion
Summary
14
Imperative     138
Participles
Exercise 1
Infinitive Construct
Infinitive Absolute
Exercise 2
Text: Genesis 3:1-5
Suggestion
Summary
15
Object pronouns     154
Exercise 1
Relative pronouns and interrogative pronouns
Exercise 2
Patach furtive
Text: Genesis 21:1-6
Suggestion
Summary
Self-assessment
16
Verb stems: Qal and Nifal     168
Gentilic adjectives
Exercise 1
Jussive
Noun declensions
Exercise 2
Text: Genesis 21:7-13
Suggestions
Summary
17
Verbs with object suffixes     187
Cohortative
Exercise 1
Verbs: Piel, Pual and Hitpael
Identifying the stems
Exercise 2
Text: Genesis 21:14-21
Suggestion
Summary
18
Verbs: Hilfil and Hofal     207
Exercise 1
Recognizing the stems
Exercise 2
Text: Genesis 22:1-6
Suggestion
Summary 207
19
Dictionaries and lexicons     220
Exercise 1
Commentaries
Exercise 2
Text: Genesis 22:7-12
Suggestions
Summary
20
Sources and versions     237
Ketiv and Qere
Exercise 1
Accents and cantillation marks
Exercise 2
Text: Genesis 22:13-20
Suggestions
Summary
Afterword     252
Writing     253
Pronunciation     256
Key to the exercises     258
Glossary of grammatical terms     277
Verb tables     293
Lexicon     297
Index     343