Synopses & Reviews
Cut through the babble. Learn Biblical Hebrew.With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu, Ancient Greek to Modern Persian, Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of the Teach Yourself Language Courses at your own pace or use them as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are professionally designed for self-guided study, making them one of the most enjoyable and easy to use language courses you can find.
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- Step-by-step guide to pronunciation and grammar
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Synopsis
Bring alive an ancient languageTeach Yourself Biblical Hebrew Complete Course uses an engagingapproach to teach you the words, phrases, and grammar ofBiblical Hebrew. It features selections of original text to showthe language in action.The book introduces you to the grammar in a gradual manner and in plain English, so you are not overwhelmedby its complexities. You can test your comprehensionof the material with plenty of exercises.
About the Author
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
Table of Contents
Introduction / Aims / Objectives / Methods / Unit 1 / The Alphabet / Consonants / Final Forms / Short vowels / Reading Practice / Unit 2 / Long vowels / Sheva and composite sheva / Reading practice / Unit 3 / Dagesh / Definite Article / Genesis 20:1a / Unit 4 / Conjunction w / Plurals / Genesis 20:1b / Unit 5 / Subject pronouns / Sentences without verbs / Genesis 20:2a / Test / Unit 6 / Nouns / Object marker t) / Genesis 20:2b / Unit 7 / Prepositions (separable and inseparable) / Genesis 20:3 / Unit 8 / Interrogative h / The Perfect / Genesis 20:4 / Unit 9 / Adjectives / Demonstrative and interrogative pronouns / Genesis 20:5 / Unit 10 / The Construct / Object pronouns / Genesis 20:6 / Test / Unit 11 / Imperfect / Imperative / Infinitive absolute / Genesis 20:7-8 / Unit 12 / Interrogative pronouns / Nouns with Pronominal Suffixes / Genesis 20:9-10 / Unit 13 / Infinitive construct / Relative pronoun / He locale / Genesis 20:11-14 / Unit 14 / Particles / The divine name / Genesis 20:15-18 / Unit 15 / Vav consecutive: Imperfect / Genesis 21:1-3 / Vav consecutive: Perfect / Genesis 21:4-6 / Test / Unit 16 / Noun declensions / Gentilic adjectives / Gen 21:7-9 / Jussive / Qal and Niphal / Gen 21:10-13 / Unit 17 / Verbs with pronominal suffixes / Gen 21:14-16 / Cohortative / Gen 21:17-18 / Piel, Pual and Hithpael / Gen 21:19-21 / Unit 18 / Particles / Adverbs / Gen 22:1-4 / Hiphil / Gen 22:5-8 / Unit 19 / Prepositions with suffixes / Gen 22:9-12 / Oracle formula / Textual problems and versions / Gen 22:13-16 / Unit 20 / General revision / Hophal / Gen 22:17-20 / Hapax legomena / Gen 22:21-24 / Test