Instructor(s)

Course Description

The continuation of Biblical Hebrew Grammar I, including some reading of selected portions of the Hebrew Old Testament.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the grammar and syntax of Biblical Hebrew.
2. Translate selected texts from the Hebrew Bible of moderate difficulty.
3. Use Hebrew dictionaries and grammars for the purposes of Bible study, word study, exegesis, biblical interpretation, and sermon preparation.
4. Use a number of print and electronic resources for studying Biblical Hebrew.

Course Content

Topics

1. Numbers and Niphal
2. Piel
3. Pual
4. Hiphil
5. Hophal
6. Hithpael
7. Irregular Verbs
8. Guttural Verbs
9. Nûn verbs, Wāw and Hē’
10. Doubly weak verbs
11. Hollow verbs
12. Geminate verbs
13. Minor stems

Mode of Delivery

Through lectures, demonstrated examples, class interaction, group discussion, reading and assignments.

Reading Materials

1. Arnold, Bill T., and John H. Choi (2003). A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS). K. Elliger and W. Rudolph, eds. (1967). Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.
3. Greenberg Moshe. (1965) Induction to Hebrew. Upper Saddle River, NJ.: Prentice Hall.
4. Holladay, W. L. (1988). A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
5. Koehler, Ludwig, et al. (2000). The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Leiden: Brill.
6. Pratico, G. D., and M. V. Van Pelt (2019). Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar. 3rd Ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.