Table of Contents

Preface     10
Alphabet
Twenty-Three Consonants     11
Five Final Forms     12
Six Begadkephat Consonants     13
Vowels
Summary Vowel Chart: Long, Short, Reduced     14
Summary Vowel Chart: Vowel Letters     15
Syllabification
Two Basic Rules     16
Syllable Classification     17
Nouns
Inflectional Endings     18
Patterns of Noun Pluralization: No Change     19
Patterns of Noun Pluralization: Propretonic Reduction     20
Patterns of Noun Pluralization: Segholate Nouns     21
Patterns of Noun Pluralization: Geminate Nouns     22
Definite Article
Basic Form     23
Summary of Possible Spellings     24
Conjunction Waw
Basic Form     25
Summary of Spellings     26
Prepositions
Three Types     27
Spelling of Inseparable Prepositions     28
Spelling of Inseparable Prepositions with Nouns that Have the Definite Article     29
The Preposition [Characters not Reproducible]     30
Adjectives
The Inflection of Hebrew Adjectives     31
The Attributive Use of Adjectives     32
The Predicative Use of Adjectives     33
The Substantive Use of Adjectives     34
Pronouns
Independent Personal Pronouns     35
Demonstratives
Paradigm and Notes     36
Interrogatives
The Interrogative Particle     37
Pronominal Suffixes on Nominals
Masculine Nouns     38
Feminine Nouns     39
Prepositions [Characters not Reproducible] and [Characters not Reproducible]     40
Summary Chart: Type 1 and Type 2     41
Construct Chain
Introduction     42
Definiteness and Indefiniteness     43
Multiple Construct Nouns     44
Construct Nouns with Attributive Adjectives     45
The Spelling of Nouns in the Construct State: Masculine Plural and Dual     46
The Spelling of Nouns in the Construct State: Feminine Singular Nouns Ending in [Characters not Reproducible]     47
The Spelling of Nouns in the Construct State: Feminine Plural     48
The Spelling of Nouns in the Construct State: Certain Monosyllabic Nouns     49
The Spelling of Nouns in the Construct State: Segholate Nouns     50
The Spelling of Nouns in the Construct State: Nouns Ending in [Characters not Reproducible]     51
Introduction to Verbs
Verbal Stems: Meaning     52
Eight Basic Verbal Conjugations      53
Summary: Roots, Stems and Conjugations     54
Qal Perfect: Strong
Strong Verb Paradigm     55
Verbal Roots Ending in [Characters not Reproducible]     56
Verbal Roots Ending in [Characters not Reproducible]     57
Stative Verbs: Qal Perfect Paradigms     58
Qal Perfect: Weak
I-Guttural, II-Guttural and III-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     59
III-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     60
III-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     61
Geminate Verbs     62
Biconsonantal Verbs     63
The Lexical Form of Biconsonantal Verbs     64
Qal Imperfect: Strong
Strong Verb Paradigm     65
Diagnostics and Notes     66
Stative Verb Paradigms     67
Qal Imperfect: Weak
III-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     68
III-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     69
I-Guttural Verbs     70
I-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     71
Geminate Verbs     72
Biconsonantal Verbs     73
I-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     74
I-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     75
Waw Consecutive
Basic Form with the Qal Imperfect     76
Qal Imperfect Paradigm with Waw Consecutive     77
Basic Form with the Qal Perfect     78
Qal Perfect Paradigm with Waw Consecutive     79
Qal Imperative
Strong Verb Paradigm     80
The Form of the Qal Imperative     81
The "Lengthened" 2ms Imperative     82
Qal Cohortative
Introduction     83
The [Characters not reproducible] Ending     84
Qal Jussive
Introduction     85
"Short" Forms     86
Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs
The Spelling of the Qal Perfect with Pronominal Suffixes     87
The Spelling of the Qal Imperfect with Pronominal Suffixes     88
Summary of Pronominal Suffixes on the Perfect     89
Summary of Pronominal Suffixes on the Imperfect     90
Qal Infinitive Construct
Introduction and Basic Form     91
The Spelling of III-[Characters not Reproducible] Infinitive Constructs     92
The Spelling of I-[Characters not Reproducible] Infinitive Constructs     93
The Spelling of I-[Characters not Reproducible] Infinitive Constructs     94
The Spelling of Biconsonantal Infinitive Constructs     95
Qal Infinitive Absolute
Introduction and Basic Form     96
III-[Characters not Reproducible] Verbs     97
Biconsonantal Verbs      98
Qal Participle
Strong Verb Paradigm for the Qal Active Participle     99
Diagnostics for the Qal Active Participle     100
Strong Verb Paradigm for the Qal Passive Participle     101
Diagnostics for the Qal Passive Participle     102
Niphal Strong
Perfect     103
Imperfect     104
Imperative     105
Participle     106
Summary of Niphal Strong Verb Diagnostics     107
Niphal Weak
Summary of Niphal Diagnostics: Strong and Weak     108
Piel Strong
Perfect     109
Imperfect     110
Imperative     111
Participle     112
Summary of Piel Strong Verb Diagnostics     113
Piel Weak
Summary of Piel Diagnostics: Strong and Weak     114
Pual Strong
Perfect     115
Imperfect     116
Participle     117
Summary of Pual Strong Verb Diagnostics     118
Pual Weak
Summary of Pual Diagnostics: Strong and Weak     119
Hiphil Strong
Perfect     120
Imperfect     121
Imperative     122
Participle     123
Summary of Hiphil Strong Verb Diagnostics     124
Hiphil Weak
Summary of Hiphil Diagnostics: Strong and Weak     125
Hophal Strong
Perfect     126
Imperfect     127
Participle     128
Summary of Hophal Strong Verb Diagnostics     129
Hophal Weak
Summary of Hophal Diagnostics: Strong and Weak     130
Hithpael Strong
Perfect     131
Imperfect     132
Imperative     133
Participle     134
Summary of Hithpael Strong Verb Diagnostics     135
Hithpael Weak
Summary of Hithpael Diagnostics: Strong and Weak     136
Summary Verb Charts
Qal Strong Verb: Diagnostics and Paradigms     137
Strong Verb Diagnostics: Qal and Derived Stems     138
The Participle Prefix in the Derived Stems     139
III-[Characters not reproducible] Verbal Roots: Summary of Endings     140