Loading…

The First Hebrew Primer is unavailable, but you can change that!

The First Hebrew Primer is a simple, straightforward guide to Biblical Hebrew. Thirty lessons provide enough information and practice to enable you, with the aid of a Hebrew-English dictionary, to understand most biblical texts. The goal of the Primer is to teach students to read and understand Biblical Hebrew as quickly as possible; therefore, the lessons emphasize recognition and translation...

Agreement of Subject and Verb * In Hebrew, the subject and verb in a sentence must have the same gender. If the subject is masculine, the verb form must be masculine. If the subject is feminine, the verb form must be feminine. David guarded. דָּוִד שָׁמַר. He stood. הוּא עָמַד. Sarah guarded. שָׂרָה שָׁמְרָה. She stood. הִיא עָמְדָה. Roots The Hebrew language is built on a system of roots. A Hebrew root is a set of letters—usually three—which expresses a general idea. Vowel patterns and additional
Page 34