Introducing Biblical Hebrew

by Allen P. Ross

Overview

"An absolutely superb textbook introducing Biblical Hebrew grammar. The grammar is crystal clear, paradoxically concise and copious, and most helpfully creative."—Bruce Waltke, Regent College

"The clear, simple presentation in each chapter, the consistent and early use of biblical examples in the exercises, and an approach that combines the best in modern linguistics with older philological traditions reveal a pedagogical art seldom seen. Ross provides copious helps to jump-start the student in reading narrative and offers intermediate-level information for the keen learner. I have used Ross's grammar with great success and highly recommend this text to others."—Peter J. Gentry, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"Introducing Biblical Hebrew more than satisfies a one-year curriculum and may function especially well as a preparatory step for advanced studies. It is the best introductory volume available."—Ken Mathews, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

"Tested for years in the classroom, this is a welcome addition to our resources for teaching and learning Biblical Hebrew."—Richard E. Averbeck, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801021473
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/01/2001
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Allen P. Ross (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament at Beeson Divinity School and has taught Hebrew grammar to seminary students for over thirty years. His publications include Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of the Book of Genesis and Holiness to the LORD: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus.

Table of Contents

	Preface	9
	Abbreviations	10
	Introduction: Semitic Languages - Importance of Biblical Hebrew	11
Part 1	Signs and Sounds
1.	Alphabet	19
2.	Vowels - Syllables	33
3.	Shewa - Inseparable Prepositions	43
4.	Accents - Meteg - Maqqep - Qames-Hatup	49
5.	Dages Lene - Dages Forte - Mappiq - Article - Tetragrammaton	56
6.	Quiescent Letters - Guttural Letters and [characters not reproducible] - Article before Weak Letters	63
Part 2	Forms and Meanings
7.	Nouns - Sentences - Coordinating Conjunction	71
8.	Noun Vowel Patterns - Segholate Nouns - Monosyllabic Words - [characters not reproducible]	76
9.	Adjectives - Comparisons - Diphthongs - Historical Vowel Chart	81
10.	Introduction to the Hebrew Verb - Perfect Tense - Sign of the Accusative - Verbal Sentences	86
11.	Independent Personal Pronouns - Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives	94
12.	Noun Case - Construct Relationship	98
13.	Pronominal Suffixes on [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible] - [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible] - III-Alep Verbs - [characters not reproducible]	108
14.	Pronominal Suffixes on Nouns	113
15.	Pronominal Suffixes on Irregular Forms	119
16.	Active Participle - Pronominal Suffixes on [characters not reproducible]	126
17.	Imperfect Tense - Directive [characters not reproducible] - Relative Clauses	131
18.	Narrative Sequence - [characters not reproducible] + Waw Consecutive	136
19.	Stative Verbs - Interrogative Sentences	143
20.	Imperative - Jussive - Cohortative - [characters not reproducible] - [characters not reproducible] - Indirect Volitives	149
21.	Waw Disjunctive - Passive Participle - Pause - Pronominal Suffixes on [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]	156
22.	Infinitive Construct	161
23.	Infinitive Absolute - Pronominal Suffixes on [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]	167
24.	Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs	172
25.	Numbers	180
26.	Introduction to Verbal Stems - Niphal	187
27.	Piel	193
28.	Pual - [characters not reproducible] or [characters not reproducible] Clauses	200
29.	Hithpael - Metathesis and Assimilation	205
30.	Hiphil	211
31.	Hophal	218
Review A	Introducing the Mechanical Parsing Method: Regular Verbs
32.	Introduction to Irregular Verbs - I-Guttural Verbs - I-Alep Verbs	226
33.	Guttural Verbs - III-Alep Verbs	232
34.	I-Nun Verbs - [characters not reproducible]	242
35.	I-Waw Verbs - [characters not reproducible] - Original I-Yod Verbs	250
36.	III-He Verbs	259
37.	Doubly Weak Verbs - [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]	267
38.	Hollow Verbs - [characters not reproducible]	275
39.	Geminate Verbs - [characters not reproducible]	285
40.	Minor Stems - Hishtaphel	295
Review B	Expanding the Mechanical Parsing Method: Regular and Irregular Verbs	302
Part 3	Texts and Contexts
41.	Masoretic Notes - Critical Apparatus - Genesis 12:1-9	311
42.	Accents - Adverbial Accusative - [characters not reproducible] Clauses - Genesis 12:10-20	320
43.	Extended Noun Patterns - Apposition - Critical Apparatus - Genesis 13:1-11	329
44.	Simple Noun Patterns - Nominal Hendiadys - Paseq - Genesis 13:12-18	340
45.	Repetition - Parallelism - Subject-Predicate Agreement - Genesis 14:8-16	348
46.	Oaths - [characters not reproducible] Clauses - Purpose Clauses - Critical Apparatus - Genesis 14:17-24	357
47.	Special Uses of Pronouns - Paronomasia - Imminent Future Participle - Genesis 15:1-7	364
48.	Special Uses of [characters not reproducible] - Genitive Case - Merism - Genesis 2:4-9	370
49.	Indefinite Personal Subject - Impersonal Subject - Aramaic Targums - Genesis 2:15-24	378
50.	Temporal Clauses - Special Uses of [characters not reproducible] - Special Uses of the Plural - Genesis 2:25-3:7	386
51.	Independent Nominative Absolute - Special Uses of [characters not reproducible] - Rhetorical Questions - Genesis 3:8-16	394
52.	Causal Clauses - Special Uses of [characters not reproducible] - Common Uses of [characters not reproducible] - Genesis 3:17-24	402
53.	Verbal Hendiadys - Conditional Clauses - Special Uses of [characters not reproducible] - Genesis 4:1-8	409
54.	Word Order - Result Clauses - Compound Prepositions - Genesis 4:9-16	416
Part 4	Study Aids
	Lesson Reviews	425
	Hebrew-English Glossary	479
	English-Hebrew Glossary Paradigms	507
	Regular Verbs	544
	I-Guttural Verbs	546
	I-Alep Verbs	547
	II-Guttural Verbs	548
	I-Nun Verbs	549
	I-Waw Verbs	550
	I-Yod Verbs	551
	III-He Verbs	552
	Hollow Verbs	553
	Geminate Verbs	554
	Accents
	Majority of the Books	555
	Psalms, Job, Proverbs	556
	Subject Index	557