Teach Yourself Complete Biblical Hebrew

Description

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Author description

Sarah Nicholson is a lecturer of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Glasgow.

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