Biblical Hebrew I: First Steps

Professor

COURSE PREVIEW

This foundational self-paced course focuses on the first steps of reading Biblical Hebrew. It is designed especially for beginners. This course of study prepares you to be able to read any passage in the Hebrew Bible on your own. Naturally, translating and understanding what you read requires further study, mastery of vocabulary and grammar, but these training sessions are first crucial steps that you must take as you learn to read Biblical Hebrew.

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If you apply yourself and follow the course instructions you will learn how to read Biblical Hebrew in no time. This simple skill will put you on the path of reading the Bible on an entirely different level. If being able to delve into the depth of God’s words is one of the greatest joys of your life enroll now and learn how to read the Hebrew Bible for yourself. Delay no longer!

Course Features

Sessions 13
Duration 4 hours
Language English

- Lecture1.1
  Hebrew Letters
- Lecture1.2
  More About Letters
- Lecture1.3
  Reading Confusing Letters
- Lecture1.4
  Reading Simple Words
- Lecture2.5
  Hebrew Vowels
- Lecture2.6
  Reading the Shva
- Lecture2.7
  Two Kinds of Dagesh
- Lecture3.8
  Reading Short Words
- Lecture3.9
  Reading in Syllables
- Lecture3.10
  Reading Phrases and Sentences
- Lecture3.11
  Reading God's Name
- Lecture3.12
  Reading and Punctuation
- Lecture3.13
  When AH Breaks the Rules

Pinchas Shir

Associate Professor of Ancient Cultures

Pinchas Shir, Israel Bible Center’s Associate Professor of Ancient Cultures, is nearing the completion of his Ph.D. studies in the Department of Religion at Groningen University in the Netherlands. His academic interests focus on ancient dining culture, culinary contexts of the Second Temple period, and particularly on the table interactions between Jews and Gentiles in antiquity. In addition, Pinchas is keenly interested in the archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Mediterranean.

Currently residing in North America, Assoc. Professor Shir lectures internationally and maintains a strong online presence where all can hear his teachings.

- Lecture1.1
  Hebrew Letters
- Lecture1.2
  More About Letters
- Lecture1.3
  Reading Confusing Letters
- Lecture1.4
  Reading Simple Words
- Lecture2.5
  Hebrew Vowels
- Lecture2.6
  Reading the Shva
- Lecture2.7
  Two Kinds of Dagesh
- Lecture3.8
  Reading Short Words
- Lecture3.9
  Reading in Syllables
- Lecture3.10
  Reading Phrases and Sentences
- Lecture3.11
  Reading God's Name
- Lecture3.12
  Reading and Punctuation
- Lecture3.13
  When AH Breaks the Rules