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LEARN BIBLICAL HEBREW

2nd Edition

John H. Dobson

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John H. Dobson, Learn Biblical Hebrew, 2nd edition Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, ? 1999, 2005. Used by permission.

? 1999, 2005 by John H. Dobson

This 2nd revised edition (updated) and audio CD-ROM copyright ? 2005 by Piquant Editions Ltd PO Box 83, Carlisle, CA3 9GR, United Kingdom

First edition published in 1999 by SIL International (Dallas)

This edition co-published in North America in 2005 by Baker Academic a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287

Paperback edition published 2014 ISBN 978-0-8010-9742-3

Printed in the United States of America

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means--for example, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording--without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Dobson, John H. Learn Biblical Hebrew. -- Rev. 2nd ed. 1. Bible. O.T.--Language, style 2. Hebrew language, Biblical--Grammar I. Title 492.4p82421 ISBN 10: 1-903689-25-2 ISBN 978-1-903689-25-7

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

ISBN 10: 0-8010-3102-8 ISBN 978-0-8010-3102-1

Quotations from the Hebrew Old Testament are from the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, published by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft (1967/77, 1990).

Cover design by Projectluz Book design by 2aT ()

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John H. Dobson, Learn Biblical Hebrew, 2nd edition Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, ? 1999, 2005. Used by permission.

Dedicated to my wife Heather with thanks for fifteen years of unfailing encouragement and support

John H. Dobson, Learn Biblical Hebrew, 2nd edition Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, ? 1999, 2005. Used by permission.

John H. Dobson, Learn Biblical Hebrew, 2nd edition Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, ? 1999, 2005. Used by permission.

CONTENTS

Foreword by Anthony Gelston

ix

Preface

xi

Acknowledgements

xiv

Introduction to Lessons 1?3

1

1. listen, Israel (Alphabet)

2

2. in the beginning (Word Order in Sentences)

17

3. he spoke... and he spoke to me

25

Introduction to Lessons 4?6

35

4. he killed and he killed (Narrative and Completed Action) 40

5. good (Adjectives)

50

6. he will kill he will give (Continuing Action)

60

Introduction to Lessons 7?8

73

7. word word of (Absolute and Construct Nouns)

76

8. he will send and take (Previous and Future Action)

89

Introduction to Lessons 9?13

101

9. there is who (Possession and Questions)

109

10. listen! go! (Commands and Requests)

119

11. number time (Numbers, Time, and Measurements)

129

12. to keep (Infinitives)

141

13. keeping (Participles)

149

Introduction to Lessons 14?17

157

14. he was guarded, he took care (Niphal)

163

15. he praised (Piel)

173

16. he made king (Hiphil)

184

17. he claimed to be great (Hithpael)

199

18. Wishes, Oaths, and Conditions

213

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