Biblical Hebrew 1

Admission

No admission test is required for the first year.

Objectives:

• Ability to read biblical texts written in square letter Hebrew
• Knowledge of the most important structures of Biblical Hebrew syntax and grammar
• Ability to express short sentences in Hebrew and to translate a more extensive biblical text
• Knowledge of the basic vocabulary.

Program

The course aims to gradually introduce the student to the knowledge of the most important grammatical structure of Biblical Hebrew.

After the initial lessons dedicated to understanding Hebrew writing and phonetics, the course will cover the fundamental elements of Biblical Hebrew morphology, such as the article, prepositions, nouns in the absolute and construct state, adjectives, pronouns, and the conjugation of verbs in the qal form. Some basic notions of syntax will also be introduced during the course of study.
By completing the exercises included in the textbook, by the end of the course students will be able to read Biblical Hebrew aloud and will be able to translate and analyze short, slightly simplified excerpts from the biblical text.
After each lesson, a suitable number of exercises will be assigned as homework.

The course will be held in classroom. Upon request at the moment of the enrollment, the course may be also attended online. The IISC will provide students a link to access the virtual classroom and attend the course via live streaming. Lessons in streaming will be recorded and they will stay available for the students to see for a week.

CONTINUE STUDYING WITH US

• Upon the completion of the course, students who have attended at lest the 75% of class hours, may access the course Biblical Hebrew 2.