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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this fun episode, start to count in Hebrew, from one to 10,000. You'll learn a children's rhyme for counting from one to four, the construct form of numbers, the ordinal numbers, some helpful shortcuts such as how to refer to a "pair" of something, and more.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Focus your attention here on categories of verbs from the Qal binyan with roots whose guttural letters (hey, het, and ayin) tend to "misbehave." Central to this episode are three rules about how gutturals behave, as well as relevant examples in passages from the Hebrew Bible.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Turn now to segholate nouns: nouns that feature seghols ("-eh" vowels). By looking at segholate nouns in real Hebrew phrases from the Bible, you'll start to get more comfortable with what Professor Carasik calls the "EH-eh rhythm" and the various grammatical forms that use the pattern.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Return to the verbal system with Professor Carasik's helpful explanation of the third of the five Hebrew verb forms: the participle. One of the ways you'll master the verbal adjective in Biblical Hebrew is by working your way through Genesis 22:7.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Roots that begin with yud are plentiful in Hebrew, and very common. Professor Carasik walks you through a list of some of the most common first-yud verbs, including yada ("know"), yatza ("go out"), yarash ("take possession"), and yashav ("settle").
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The infinitive verb form is used to describe the action of a verb (as in "There's a time to rend ... and a time to mend."). Professor Carasik walks you through the different infinitive forms, then guides you through Ecclesiastes 3: what he calls the "mother lode" of the Hebrew infinitive.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Explore how Biblical Hebrew expresses intention (as in phrases like yehi or, or "Let there be light."). You'll encounter jussives, which are only found in lamed-hey, hollow, and Hiphil verbs; and cohortatives, which invite collective action (as in the famous song, "Hava Nagila").
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this episode, explore geminates: roots where radicals two and three are the same. Along the way, you'll learn how to spot these common two-letter combinations, consider a fascinating example from Ezekiel's vision of the messianic future Temple, and begin reading Numbers 22 from start to finish.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the Hebrew Bible, every word has a punctuation mark that serves three functions: telling you where the accent falls, indicating how to chant the text musically, and telling you how to group words in a sensible way. Use this knowledge to move forward in your reading of Numbers 22.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Lamed-hey roots are those roots where, in the dictionary, the third radical of a verb (the lamed) is a hey. Here, learn how to work with some of the most common lamed-hey roots, including banah ("build"), hayah ("live"), anah ("answer"), panah ("turn"), and kalah ("be over").
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
By allowing you to attach another noun to your first noun, the construct form acts as a sort of trailer hitch in Biblical Hebrew. Once attached, the first noun in construct "belongs" to the second. Here, learn construct forms by revisiting the first and fourth day of creation.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Focus on a new binyan: Hiphil, which can be thought of as the causative binyan. (One example: l'haqtir, or "to burn incense.") Then, go back to Genesis, collect a list of Hiphil infinitives, and see what the different root categories do when you put them into this Hiphil shape.
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