Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
What you'll learn
- Derive meaning from Biblical Hebrew words from the verb root.
- Modify nouns and verbs to convey meaning and tense.
- Parse Hebrew words to find the meaning.
- Recognize Hebrew words by listening.
- Pronounce Hebrew words correctly.
- Know the Hebrew alphabet - the sounds and names of each letter.
- Know how to read basic Hebrew words.
- Know the Hebrew vowels and their sounds.
This is an online, self-grading course with ample opportunity to practice what you learn in each of the twelve lessons. There is over eleven hours of teaching in this course, 12 full-length video lessons and four practice videos for each lesson, with a brief quiz so you can review your progress.
In this course, you will learn how to derive the meaning of a word from the verb root. You will learn how to pronounce the words correctly by listening and repetition. Each lesson has instructional videos, as well as PDF study guides for additional practice.
Lesson 1 covers basic vocabulary and how to compose a Hebrew noun sentence.
Lesson 2 studies the feminine noun and contains more simple sentence practice. It also includes how to recognize the interrogative and ask a question.
Lesson 3 adds new vocabulary and explores plural nouns in the Hebrew language.
Lesson 4 covers Hebrew pronouns - how to recognize, memorize, and use them.
Lesson 5 studies adjectives and how they modify nouns in Hebrew.
Lesson 6 builds on the Hebrew pronouns by adding them to nouns as possessive noun suffixes.
Lesson 7 explores the complete verb tense and demonstrates how to build on the three-letter verb root to convey action.
Lesson 8 covers Hebrew prepositions and how they are combined with nouns and pronouns.
Lesson 9 explores the incomplete verb tense.
Lesson 10 studies the reversing vav and word pairs.
Lesson 11 adds the vocabulary for "this" and "these", and how they can modify nouns.
Lesson 12 covers prepositions with suffixes, the participle, and the verb "to be".
Who this course is for:
- Students who have completed beginner-level Biblical Hebrew instruction and want to learn more.
Dr. Anne Davis is a professor of Biblical Studies who enjoys working with graduate students to enhance their exegetical skills for exploring the depth of Scripture. She writes, "The passion of my life is searching the Scriptures for the infinite nature of God. I am always pursuing some biblical topic that catches by curiosity, like the little monkey Curious George. The resulting research invariably shapes my college lectures and ultimately leads to publication."
Current Career Activity: Executive Director of BibleInteract, Inc. • Professor of Biblical Studies, Trinity Southwest University, Albuquerque, NM. • Author, Lecturer, Speaker
Education: Ph.D., M.A. Trinity Southwest University • M.A. San Diego State University • B.A. Connecticut College
Sample Publications: “Israel’s Inheritance: Birthright of the Firstborn Son,” Chafer Seminary Journal 13/1 (2008): 79-94. • “Allegorically Speaking in Galatians 4:31-5:1,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 14/2 (2004): 161-174. • Numerous papers presented to the Society of Biblical Literature including “Divorce and the New Testament: Midrash in Matthew 19:3-12,” Paper presented at SBL Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2006: "The Birth of Biblical Israel," Paper presented at SBL International Meeting, Capetown, South Africa, 2000.