Learning to read biblical Hebrew

An Introductory Grammar
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-567-02583-8
Verlag: T&T Clark

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm

Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew can guide anyone to read the Old Testament in its original language by teaching the basics of Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax.

- Offers a more developmental approach to Hebrew than most grammars on the market
- Provides lessons and exercises that help students ease their way into the language and become familiar with the various linguistic forms of Hebrew and their applications (strong and weak verbs, for example).
- Contains several appendices that provide practice charts for verbs, summaries of verb paradigms, step-by-step grammatical analysis, and vocabulary.
- Provides translation exercises from the Hebrew Bible so students can become familiar with the Hebrew lexicon.

Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew can guide anyone to read the Old Testament in its original language by teaching the basics of Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. The book is user friendly in the sense that it communicates in easily-understood language and moves at a reasonable pace for students to learn through an approach that is primarily deductive. The presentation follows a systematic, carefully outlined format that offers thorough illustrations by means of biblical examples. The step-by-step approach is careful not to overwhelm the beginning student with too much information at each stage of learning Hebrew. Yet the discussion is thorough in that all basic elements of grammar are logically presented. The book assumed no previous experience with learning a language--thus it truly is a beginning grammar.

Zielgruppe

Introductory Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Robert R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Christentum/Christliche Theologie: Berufe & Ausbildung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Lesson 1 Consonants
Lesson 2 Vowels
Lesson 3 Accenting
Lesson 4 MAQQEF
Lesson 5 Nouns, Verbs, and Sentences
Lesson 6 Prepositions
Lesson 7 Nouns
Lesson 8 Adjectives
Lesson 9 Pronominal Suffixes on Nouns
Lesson 10 Prepositions with Pronominal Suffixes
Lesson 11 Personal Pronouns
Lesson 12 Verbs in General
Lesson 13 Perfect Conjugation in the Other Major Stems
Lesson 14 Imperfect Conjugation of the Verbs
Lesson 15 Imperfect Conjugation in the Other Major Stems
Lesson 16 VAV with Perfect and Imperfect Verbs
Lesson 17 Jussive and Cohortative
Lesson 18 Infininitive
Lesson 19 Pronominal Suffixes of Finite Verbs
Lesson 20 Connotations of Verb Tenses and Stems
Lesson 21 Stative Verbs
Lesson 22 Weak Verbs
Lesson 23 Weak Verb-PE-NUN
Lesson 24 Weak Verb PE-YOD
Lesson 25 Weak Verbs
Lesson 26 Weak Verbs
Appendix 1: Grammatical Summary
Appendix 2: Analysis of Words
Appendix 3: Strong and Weak Verb Paradigms
Appendix 4: Vocabulary
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert R. Ellis is Associate Dean and Phillips Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, Logsdon Seminary, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas.