Biblical Hebrew Morphology

This course offers an introduction to Biblical Hebrew Morphology. We will introduce:

• Definite Article
• Ketiv and Qere
• Tetragrammaton
• Noun and Adjective Endings
• Use of Adjectives
• Nonverbal Sentences
• Conjunction ו
• Atnah, Silluq, and Pause
• Inseparable Prepositions (with and without the definite Article)
• Preposition מִן

Course Goals

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Recognize the definite article and add it to any noun.
• Identify and explain the use of the definite direct object indicator.
• Recognize and write the noun and adjective endings.
• Recognize and translate attributive and predicate adjectives.
• Recognize and translate nonverbal sentences.
• Recognize and write the conjunction vav.
• Recognize atnah, silluq, and pause.
• Recognize and write the inseparable prepositions.
• Recognize and write the prefixed preposition
• Read and translate the Hebrew reading “The Creation of the Universe” and “The Creation of People.”

Many years of teaching experience have taught us that it is important for students to have proper reading and writing exercises to help review the material. Therefore, we include a grammar sheet that summarizes the course content. The 4 worksheets offer an opportunity to work on what you have studied during the course. Every section contains a reading exercise. You receive a short Hebrew text including the new vocables. Slow narration gives you the opportunity to improve your own reading. With the final test at the end of each section you can make sure that you are on top of the material learned before moving on to the next section.

Requirements for this Course:

You need to know the Hebrew alphabet, the Hebrew vowels, and should be familiar with the reading marks (Shwas, Accents, Dageshs, Open and Closed Syllables, Mappiq, Maqqef, Qamets Hatuf, Meteg) that we introduced in the online course “Reading Marks in Biblical Hebrew” and “Learn to Read and Write Biblical Hebrew”. 

Completion of the Course:

You get about 50 minutes of video time.

 If you do the worksheets, practice with the readings, and do the final tests at the end of every section, you can complete the course in approximately 5 hours of study time. We recommend that you take a break between each section.