Hebrew Grammar

1. Discuss the importance of Hebrew Grammar in Biblical studies.
2. Identify Hebrew letters and know how to write and pronounce them.
3. Use the Hebrew Dictionary (lexicon) in the translation of biblical texts.
4. Lead a tutorial of Hebrew Grammar to other beginners.
5. Pursue further studies in biblical interpretation.

13 weeks, about 39 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: Why Study Biblical Hebrew? · 2 hours

     Read the introduction to understand the importance of studying Hebrew Grammar.. Understand the role of language and culture in biblical interpretation.. Identify the objectives of the unit and their relevance to biblical scholarship..

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 2: Hebrew Consonants (Aleph-Bet) · 3 hours

     Identify, read, and write the Hebrew Alphabet.. Recite the entire Hebrew Alphabet in print.. Transliterate Hebrew letters to English letters..

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 3: Transliteration · 2 hours

     Identify the Hebrew Alphabet with their English equivalents.. Practice reading Hebrew letters with the help of transliteration.. Understand how transliteration is done from Hebrew to English..

4. Week 4Module 1:

   • Unit 4: Vowel Signs · 3 hours

     Read, write, and recite the Hebrew vowel system.. Transliterate Hebrew words with ease.. Differentiate between long and short vowels..

5. Week 5Module 1:

   • Unit 5: Half-Vowel Signs (Sheva ְא ( · 3 hours

     Identify Hebrew half-vowels and differentiate them from full vowels.. Transliterate Hebrew half-vowels and read them in a word.. Differentiate between simple and compound shevas..

6. Week 6Module 1:

   • Unit 6: Syllables · 3 hours

     Divide Hebrew words into syllables to facilitate proper reading, writing, and reciting.. Learn basic particles associated with Hebrew syllables.. Understand the rules for open and closed syllables..

7. Week 7Module 1:

   • Unit 7: Particles to Note · 2 hours

     Differentiate between vowel marks and other accent symbols in Hebrew.. Identify the presence of accent symbols in a Hebrew text and understand their roles.. Learn the functions of accents, meteg, maqqef, and other particles..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 8: The Definite Article · 3 hours

     Prefix the definite article with guttural and non-guttural letters.. Determine the indefinite article in Hebrew grammar.. Understand the rules for using the definite article with different types of letters..

9. Week 9Module 2:

   • Unit 9: Prepositions and Vav Conjunction · 3 hours

     Understand the basic grammar of the preposition and Vav conjunction in Biblical Hebrew.. Identify various prepositional phrases and constructions in the Scriptures.. Learn the rules for inseparable prepositions and the Vav conjunction..

10. Week 10Module 2:

    • Unit 10: Nouns: General Characteristics · 3 hours

      Know the general characteristics of Hebrew nouns.. Understand how Hebrew nouns are derived.. Learn common noun forms found in the Hebrew Bible..

11. Week 11Module 2:

    • Unit 11: Adjective · 3 hours

      Identify adjectival phrases and constructions in biblical Hebrew.. Apply the different usages of Hebrew adjectives.. Understand attributive, predicate, and substantive usages of adjectives..

12. Week 12Module 2:

    • Unit 12: The Pronoun · 3 hours

      Understand the different dynamics of pronouns in biblical Hebrew.. Learn pronoun properties, types of pronouns, and pronominal endings.. Identify personal, demonstrative, interrogative, and relative pronouns..

13. Week 13Module 2:

    • Unit 13: Verbs: General Characteristics · 3 hours

      Have a complete overview of the Hebrew verbal system.. Understand the different classes of verbs, tenses, and verb stems.. Learn the general characteristics of triliteral and biliteral verbs..

    • Unit 14: The Qal Perfect Inflection (Regular Verbs) · 3 hours

      Understand the basic grammar of the Qal verbal stem in expressing a simple past or completed action.. Identify the suffixes used in Qal perfect inflections.. Translate Qal perfect verb forms..