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HEBREW FOR BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION Resources for Biblical Study Steven L. McKenzie Editor Number 48 HEBREW FOR BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION HEBREW FOR BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION by Arthur Walker-Jones Society of Biblical Literature Atlanta HEBREW FOR BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION Arthur Walker-Jones Copyright © 2003 by the Society of Biblical Literature All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the Rights and Permissions Office, Society of Biblical Literature, 825 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. The Hebraica and Hebraica II fonts used to print this work are available from Linguist’s Software, Inc., PO Box 580, Edmonds, WA 98020-0580 USA tel (425) 775-1130 www.linguistsoftware.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Walker-Jones, Arthur. Hebrew for biblical interpretation / by Arthur Walker-Jones. p. cm. — (Resources for biblical study ; no. 48) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58983-086-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Hebrew language—Grammar. 2. Bible. O.T.—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. II. Series. PJ4567.3 .W35 2003 492.4'82421--dc22 2003015640 08 07 06 05 04 03 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper To Carrie, David, and Katherine Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii INTRODUCTION 1 Language and Learning 1 Integrating Exegesis 5 How to Use This Textbook 6 CHAPTER 1—CONSONANTS 9 Final Forms 10 BeGaD KePhaT Letters 10 Printing Hebrew Letters 11 Using a Dictionary 12 Exercises 14 CHAPTER 2—VOWELS 16 Silent and Vocal Sheva 18 Gutturals i 19 “Sneaky” Patah 20 Dagesh and Mappiq 20 Vocabulary 21 Exercises 22 CHAPTER 3—NOUNS AND PREPOSITIONS 24 The Definite Article 27 Prepositions 28 Rule of Sheva 29 w> The Conjunction – 29 Vocabulary 30 Exercises 31 viii Hebrew for Biblical Interpretation CHAPTER 4—WORD STUDIES 34 Lexicons 35 Concordances 38 Versions 39 Theological Dictionaries 39 Exercises 40 CHAPTER 5—PRONOUNS AND DEMONSTRATIVES 41 Independent Personal Pronouns 41 Suffixed Pronouns 42 Demonstratives 44 Vocabulary 45 Exercises 46 CHAPTER 6—QAL IMPERFECT, PART I 48 Qal Stem 48 Imperfect Conjugation 48 Use for Past Narration 50 Word Order 51 tae Ata, Sign of the Definite Direct Object ( or ) 51 Missing and Weak Letters 51 Charting Verbs 54 h} Interrogative Particle (– ) 54 Vocabulary 55 Exercises 56 CHAPTER 7—QAL IMPERFECT, PART II 58 Meaning of the Qal 58 Meaning of the Imperfect 59 Negation 61 @mi The Preposition 62 Suffixed Pronouns 63 Vocabulary 65 Exercises 65 Contents i x CHAPTER 8—OPENING THE HEBREW BIBLE 68 Divisions 68 Accents 69 Pause 72 Maqqeph 72 Marginal Notes 72 “It is Written” and “It is Read” 73 Exercises 74 CHAPTER 9—NOUNS IN CONSTRUCT 75 The Construct State 75 Definiteness and Indefiniteness 75 Indicators of the Construct 76 The Meaning of the Construct 77 Suffixed Pronouns 78 Finding Nouns in BDB 78 Vocabulary 82 Exercises 82 CHAPTER 10—QAL PERFECT, PART I 84 Perfect Conjugation 84 III-he’ verbs 85 Vav Consecutive 86 Vocabulary 87 Exercises 87 CHAPTER 11—QAL PERFECT, PART II 89 Meaning of the Perfect 89 Hollow Verbs 90 !tn The Root 90 Suffixed Pronouns 91 Vocabulary 91 Exercises 92 CHAPTER 12—TEXTUAL CRITICISM 95 Reading BHS’s Footnotes 96 Causes of Textual Corruption 97 Choosing between Readings 100 Exercises 102

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