These two plus the answer keys are available electronically from Logos.) The author has a reputation for making Hebrew accessible to the layperson. (The first volume of this is also recommended as a teach-yourself grammar of Hebrew.

Download an excerpt here, with the table of contents and part of Genesis 1.Ģ) Similar to the above is Biblical Hebrew Step-by-Step, Vol. Each passage has rarer vocabulary explained in a footnote and minor explanatory commentary on syntax and parsing. That is, the text has the vowel markings but not accent or cantillation marks. There are several options to help you get reading, whether you’re still working through a grammar or just figuring out how to dive back in.ġ) Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew– This contains passages in Hebrew, though simplified in presentation.

Though artificial sentences may have a didactic use, the use of actual snippets and passages from the HB provides some measure of satisfaction in reading and wrestling with the text. Unlike Greek, which has an extensive corpus beyond the New Testament, people study Hebrew so they can read the Hebrew Bible. The most important thing is to get you reading actual passages, if sometimes simplified, as quickly as possible. You’ve learned some basics, but you’re not quite ready to dive into Isaiah. Or, you have worked through a grammar on your own. Let’s assume at this point that you’re someone who took a year of Hebrew in school, but it was a long time ago.

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