Contents
Acknowledgments	.
Introduction	.
Language and Learning	.
Integrating Exegesis	.
How to Use This Textbook	.
Chapter 1-Consonants	.
Final Forms	.
BeGaD KePhaT Letters	.
Printing Hebrew Letters	.
Using a Dictionary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 2-Vowels	.
Silent and Vocal Sheva	.
Gutturals	.
"Sneaky" Patahi	.
Dagesh and Mappiq	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 3-Nouns and Prepositions	.
The Definite Article	.
Prepositions	.
Rule of Sheva	.
The Conjunction -w>	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 4-Word Studies	.
Lexicons	.
Concordances	.
Versions	.
Theological Dictionaries	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 5-Pronouns and Demonstratives	.
Independent Personal Pronouns	.
Suffixed Pronouns	.
Demonstratives	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 6-Qal Imperfect, Part I	.
Qal Stem	.
Imperfect Conjugation	.
Use for Past Narration	.
Word Order	.
Sign of the Definite Direct Object (___ or ____)	.
Missing and Weak Letters	.
Charting Verbs	.
Interrogative Particle (-__)	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 7-Qal Imperfect, Part II	.
Meaning of the Qal	.
Meaning of the Imperfect	.
Negation	.
The Preposition ___	.
Suffixed Pronouns	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 8-Opening the Hebrew Bible	.
Divisions	.
Accents	.
Pause	.
Maqqeph	.
Marginal Notes	.
"It is Written" and "It is Read"	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 9-Nouns in Construct	.
The Construct State	.
Definiteness and Indefiniteness	.
Indicators of the Construct	.
The Meaning of the Construct	.
Suffixed Pronouns	.
Finding Nouns in BDB	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 10-Qal Perfect, Part I	.
Perfect Conjugation	.
III-he' verbs	.
Vav Consecutive	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 11-Qal Perfect, Part II	.
Meaning of the Perfect	.
Hollow Verbs	.
The Root !tn	.
Suffixed Pronouns	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 12-Textual Criticism	.
Reading BHS's Footnotes	.
Causes of Textual Corruption	.
Choosing between Readings	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 13-Adjectives	.
Gender and Number	.
Uses of the Adjective	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 14-Numbers	.
Cardinal Numbers	.
Ordinal Numbers	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 15-Verb Stems	.
Meaning of the Stems	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 16-Translation	.
Literal Translation	.
Idiomatic Translation	.
Audience and Purpose	.
Gender	.
Scripture	.
Translators	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 17-Hiphil Imperfect	.
Form of the Hiphil Imperfect	.
Meaning of the Hiphil	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 18-Piel Imperfect	.
Form of the Piel Imperfect	.
Meaning of the Piel	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 19-Hiphil Perfect	.
Form of the Hiphil Perfect	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 20-Authors and Editors	.
Source Criticism	.
Redaction Criticism	.
Hebrew Style	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 21-Piel Perfect	.
Form of the Piel Perfect	.
Locative he'	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 22-Conjugations of Will, Part I	.
Qal Jussive	.
Qal Imperative	.
Qal Cohortative	.
Vocbulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 23-Conjugations of Will, Part II	.
Negation	.
Long Imperative Forms	.
Piel and Hiphil Conjugations Expressing Will	.
The Particle ___	.
Narrative Sequences	.
Disjunctive -w>	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 24-Genre and Tradition	.
Genre or Form Criticism	.
Law	.
Prophets	.
Writings	.
Tradition	.
Exercise	.
Chapter 25-Participles, Part I	.
Qal Participle	.
Use and Meaning of Participles	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 26-Participles, Part II	.
Hiphil Participle	.
Piel Participle	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 27-Infinitive Construct	.
Form of the Qal Infinitive Construct	.
Stems other than Qal	.
Use and Meaning of the Infinitive Construct	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 28-Hebrew Narrative	.
Plot	.
Character	.
Narrator and Point of View	.
Setting	.
Style and Rhetorical Criticism	.
Exercise	.
Chapter 29-Infinitive Absolute	.
Form of the Qal Infinitive Absolute	.
Use and Meaning	.
Piel and Hiphil Infinitives	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 30-Niphal	.
Perfect	.
Imperfect	.
Imperative and Infinitives	.
Participle	.
Meaning of the Niphal	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 31-Hitpael	.
Perfect	.
Imperfect	.
Imperative and Infinitive	.
Participle	.
Missing Letters and other Peculiarities	.
Hishtaphel	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercise	.
Chapter 32-Hebrew Poetry	.
Parallelism	.
Meter or Rhythm	.
Literary Features	.
Exercise	.
Chapter 33-Other Passive Stems	.
Pual	.
Hophal	.
Qal Passive	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 34-Geminate Verbs	.
Qal Stem	.
Hiphil and Niphal	.
Other Stems	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercises	.
Chapter 35-Oaths	.
Reference Grammars	.
Curses	.
Oaths	.
Vocabulary	.
Exercise	.
Chapter 36-Overview of Interpretation	.
Locating the Readers	.
Text	.
Literary Analysis	.
Historical, Social, and Cultural Analysis	.
Engagement	.
Evaluation	.
Exercise	.
Appendix A-Verb Chart Worksheets	.
Appendix B-Stem and Conjugation Indicators	.
Appendix C-Verb Charts	.
Strong Verb	.
Qal	.
Niphal	.
Piel	.
Pual	.
Hitpael	.
Hiphil	.
Hophal	.
Minor Stems	.
Appendix D-Transliteration	.
Appendix E-Abbreviations of BHS	.
Latin Words and Abbreviations	.
Signs	.
Manuscripts and Versions	.
Hebrew Scriptures	.
Books of the New Testament	.
Appendix F-Selected Bibliographies	.
Word Studies	.
The Masoretic Text	.
Textual Criticism	.
Translation	.
Sources and Editors	.
Genre and Tradition	.
Hebrew Narrative	.
Hebrew Poetry	.
Hebrew Reference Grammars	.
Exegesis	.
Index	.
 

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Hebrew language Grammar, Bible,  O, T,  Criticism, interpretation, etc