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Biblical Hebrew: Learning a Sacred Language

Series: Biblical Hebrew: Learning a Sacred Language
4.9
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Episodes
36
Rating
TVPG
Year
2018
Language
English
Publisher
The Great Courses

About

Professor Michael Carasik has designed these 36 episodes as your authoritative primer on everything from the Hebrew alphabet and punctuation marks to essential vocabulary and advanced grammatical rules. Whether you're just starting out on a study of Hebrew or you already know the basics, these lectures are a helpful resource that include line-by-line readings of passages from the Hebrew Bible.

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  • Educational

Episodes

1. Studying Biblical Hebrew

30m

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Use the word "hallelujah" as a gateway to exploring the three different components of the Biblical Hebrew writing system: letters, vowels, and diacriticals. Then, start learning Hebrew the natural way with a look at Genesis 1:3 and the first thing God does in creating heaven and Earth.

2. Learning the Aleph Bet

30m

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Get to know the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and how Biblical Hebrew is pronounced. Surprises include the silent letter aleph (the first letter of "God"), the tricky letter samekh, which resembles an "o" but sounds like an "s," and nearly identical pairs of letters such as gimel and nun.

3. The Tiberian Vowel System

34m

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The Tiberian system of marking vowels in Hebrew has been used exclusively for more than 1,000 years. In this episode, discover the signs that mark short and long vowels, and learn how vowels can change their spelling (and, slightly, their sound) without changing their meaning.

4. Roots of Semitic Verbs

35m

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Every Hebrew verb, and almost every noun and adjective, is based on a root, a group of three (or sometimes two) consonants. Here, Professor Carasik teaches you how to begin recognizing the roots of verbs in Biblical Hebrew, then he discusses how God is referred to in the Hebrew Bible.

5. Hebrew Verb Forms and the Definite Article

36m

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Get an introduction to the five different Hebrew verb forms: finite, infinitive, adjective, participle, and imperative. Plus, learn three ways of identifying something as definite (rather than indefinite): by using the definite article (ha), by labeling it with a personal pronoun, and by naming it.

6. Hebrew's Attached Prepositions

31m

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Explore three Hebrew letters that attach to the beginning of other words to create a new word. Then, armed with this new knowledge, read your first complete paragraph in Biblical Hebrew from start to finish: the story of the first day of creation in Genesis 1:1-5.

7. Adjective Forms and Agreement in Hebrew

33m

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Unlike English, Hebrew adjectives have four forms (not one), and they must agree with their nouns based on whether they're singular or plural, and masculine or feminine. Learn the four forms of adjectives (tov, tovah, tovim, tovot), several adjectives, and two ways to put nouns and adjectives together.

8. Irregular Hebrew Nouns and Adjectives

33m

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Sometimes it's the simpler nouns that are the most likely to surprise you. Examine several of the most common non-obvious nouns (irregular nouns) and adjectives (demonstratives) in Biblical Hebrew. These include family names (daughter, son, brother), as well as "this" (zeh, zot) and "these" (eleh).

9. Hebrew Pronouns and Pronominal Suffixes

32m

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Hebrew has a ton of different pronouns. In this episode, get an introduction to pronouns like "I" (ani, anokhi) and "we" (anahnu), as well as three different flavors of pronominal suffixes. Then, practice your new skills with a Bible verse describing the fourth day of creation.

10. How Hebrew Letters Behave

35m

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What do different letters do differently? Here, take a comprehensive look at the different ways Hebrew letters behave and start deciphering words in Biblical Hebrew that you don't already recognize. Topics include guttural letters (the orneriest consonants in the Hebrew language) and roots that start with yud.

Extended Details

  • SeriesBiblical Hebrew: Learning a Sacred Language
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

The Great CoursesDirector
The Great CoursesProducer
Michael CarasikActor