Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook, 2nd Edition

236 Pages·2007·2.48 MB·English

by  Gary D. Pratico, Miles V. Van Pelt

This workbook is the answer key with answers removed then repeated with the answers.
It is almost identical to the actual workbook except that there is less space but it does the job.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: The Basics of Hebrew Writing
1 The Hebrew Alphabet............................................................................................................. 1
2 The Hebrew Vowels................................................................................................................. 3
3 Syllabification and Pronunciation.......................................................................................... 6
Section 2: The Basics of Hebrew Nouns and Nominals
4 Hebrew Nouns.......................................................................................................................... 8
5 Definite Article and Conjunction Waw................................................................................ 12
6 Hebrew Prepositions.............................................................................................................. 15
7 Hebrew Adjectives.................................................................................................................. 18
8 Hebrew Pronouns................................................................................................................... 22
9 Hebrew Pronominal Suffixes................................................................................................ 25
10 Hebrew Construct Chain....................................................................................................... 31
Section 3: Introduction to Hebrew Verbs and the Qal Stem
12a Introduction to Hebrew Verbs.............................................................................................. 37
13 Qal Perfect - Strong Verbs...................................................................................................... 39
14a Qal Perfect - Weak Verbs....................................................................................................... 41
14b Qal Perfect - Weak Verbs....................................................................................................... 43
15 Qal Imperfect - Strong Verbs................................................................................................. 45
16a Qal Imperfect - Weak Verbs.................................................................................................. 47
16b Qal Imperfect - Weak Verbs.................................................................................................. 49
16c Qal Imperfect - Weak Verbs.................................................................................................. 51
16d Qal Imperfect - Weak Verbs.................................................................................................. 52
16e Qal Imperfect - Weak Verbs.................................................................................................. 54
16f Qal Imperfect - Doubly Weak Verbs.................................................................................... 55
17 Waw Consecutive ................................................................................................................... 56
18a Qal Imperative - Strong Verbs............................................................................................... 57
18b Qal Imperative - Weak Verbs................................................................................................ 59
18c Qal Imperative - Weak Verbs................................................................................................ 61
19 Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs............................................................................................... 63
20 Qal Infinitive Construct.......................................................................................................... 66
21 Qal Infinitive Absolute........................................................................................................... 68
22 Qal Participle........................................................................................................................... 69
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Section 4: Introduction to the Derived Stems
24 The Niphal Stem - Strong Verbs........................................................................................... 71
25a The Niphal Stem - Weak Verbs............................................................................................. 74
25b The Niphal Stem - Weak Verbs............................................................................................. 76
26 The Piel Stem - Strong Verbs................................................................................................. 78
27a The Piel Stem - Weak Verbs................................................................................................... 80
27b The Piel Stem - Weak Verbs................................................................................................... 82
28 The Pual Stem - Strong Verbs................................................................................................ 84
29a The Pual Stem - Weak Verbs................................................................................................. 86
29b The Pual Stem - Weak Verbs................................................................................................. 88
30 The Hiphil Stem - Strong Verbs............................................................................................ 90
31 The Hiphil Stem - Weak Verbs.............................................................................................. 93
32 The Hophal Stem - Strong Verbs.......................................................................................... 96
33 The Hophal Stem - Weak Verbs............................................................................................ 98
34 The Hithpael Stem - Strong Verbs...................................................................................... 101
35 The Hithpael Stem - Weak Verbs........................................................................................ 103
Final Parsing Exercise - Derived Stems.......................................................................................... 105
Annotated Translation Exercise: Genesis 37:5-20......................................................................... 111
Exercise 1
The Hebrew Alphabet
Write out and pronounce the twenty-three letters of the Hebrew alphabet several times. It is
essential to learn how to recognize, write and pronounce each letter.
(cid:143)
(cid:144)
(cid:145)
(cid:146)
(cid:147)
(cid:148)
(cid:149)
(cid:150)
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2 Exercise 1: The Hebrew Alphabet
(cid:151)
(cid:152)
(cid:153) (cid:154)
(cid:155)
(cid:156) (cid:157)
(cid:158) (cid:159)
(cid:160)
(cid:161)
(cid:162) (cid:163)
(cid:164) (cid:165)
Exercise 1: The Hebrew Alphabet 3
(cid:166)
(cid:167)
(cid:134)
(cid:133)
(cid:169)
Write out, in order and from right to left, the 23 consonants of the Hebrew alphabet. Insert a
Daghesh Lene into the begadkephat letters.
Give the final form for the following Hebrew consonants.
(cid:154)
(cid:157)
(cid:159)
(cid:163)
(cid:165)
4 Exercise 1: The Hebrew Alphabet
List the four Hebrew consonants that are called gutturals.
Give the names and transliterate each of the following pairs of Hebrew consonants. The first
pair is identified by way of example.
(cid:144) (cid:154)
1. and Bet (b) and Kaf (k)
(cid:145) (cid:159)
2. and
(cid:147) (cid:150)
3. and
(cid:150) (cid:169)
4. and
(cid:153) (cid:158)
5. and
(cid:156) (cid:160)
6. and
(cid:133) (cid:134)
7. and
(cid:143) (cid:161)
8. and
(cid:151) (cid:82)
9. and
(cid:72) (cid:166)
10. and
(cid:160) (cid:134)
11. and
(cid:165) (cid:161)
12. and
(cid:146) (cid:167)
13. and
(cid:148) (cid:149)
14. and
(cid:148) (cid:158)
15. and
Exercise 1
The Hebrew Alphabet
Write out, in order and from right to left, the 23 consonants of the Hebrew alphabet. Insert a
Daghesh Lene into the begadkephat letters.
Give the final form for the following Hebrew consonants.
List the four Hebrew consonants that are called gutturals.
Give the names and transliterate each of the following pairs of Hebrew consonants.
ב כ
1. and
ג נ
2. and
ה ח
3. and
ח ת
4. and
ך ן
5. and
ם ס
6. and
שׁ שׂ
7. and
א ע
8. and
ט תּ
9. and
כּ ק
10. and
ס שׂ
11. and
צ ע
12. and
ד ר
13. and
ו ז
14. and
ו ן
15. and
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Answer Key 1: The Hebrew Alphabet 2
Transliterate the following Hebrew nouns and proper names for which only the consonants
have been given.
דבע
1. (servant)
םדא
2. (Adam, man)
ץרא
3. (earth)
בהז
4. (gold)
ףסכּ
5. (silver)
קדצ
6. (righteousness)
שׁדח
7. (month)
רבדּ
8. (word)
טפשׁ
9. (judge)
ןכּשׁמ
10. (tabernacle)
םהרבא
11. (Abraham)
לארשׂי
12. (Israel)
ךְלמ
13. (king)
ךְרדּ
14. (road, way)
ךְאלמ
15. (messenger)
Exercise 2
The Hebrew Vowels
Give the name and classification for ach of the following Hebrew vowels. For the purpose of
בּ
showing the position of the vowel, each appears with the consonant (Bet).
Vowel Vowel Name Classification
בּ ֻ
1.
בּ ַ
2.
בּ ֶ
3.
בּ ִ
4.
בּ ֵ
5.
בּ ֹ
6.
בּ ְ
7.
בּ ֲ
8.
בּ ֱ
9.
בּ ֳ
10.
בּ יִ
11.
וֹבּ
12.
וּבּ
13.
בּהָ
14.
בּ יֵ
15.
בּ יֶ
16.
בּ ָ
17.
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