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https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/biblical-hebrew-learning-a-sacred-language.htmlMost of us first encounter the Hebrew Bible (what Christians call the Old Testament) in translation. We, therefore view it through the lens of someone else’s interpretation, however venerable that interpretation may be. But for many centuries, before translations made the text of the Bible accessible to people around the world, it was read and interpreted in its original language, ancient Hebrew. Jews continue to read the Bible in that language today, and so can you. 36 lectures – 30 minutes each, Plus a detailed 229 page PDF Course Guide included.Lectures:1 Studying Biblical Hebrew2 Learning the Aleph Bet3 The Tiberian Vowel System4 Roots of Semitic Verbs5 Hebrew Verb Forms and the Definite Article6 Hebrew Attached Prepositions7 Adjective Forms and Agreement in Hebrew8 Irregular Hebrew Nouns and Adjectives9 Hebrew Pronouns and Pronominal Suffixes10 How Hebrew Letters Behave11 Perfect and Imperfect Hebrew Verbs12 Segholate Nouns and Pausal Forms13 The Construct Form: Hebrews Trailer Hitch14 Forming Hebrew Construct Chains15 Hebrew Verb Classifications: Binyanim16 Question Words in Hebrew17 Hebrew Participles18 Counting in Hebrew19 Hebrew Roots with Guttural Letters20 Hebrew Lamed-Hey Roots21 Hebrew Roots Beginning with Yud22 Irregular Hebrew Verbs23 Hebrews Hollow Verbs24 The Infinitive in Hebrew25 Jussives, Cohortatives, and “Hava Nagila”26 The Imperative Form in Hebrew27 Verbs of the Hiphil Binyan28 Piel Verbs and Passive Binyanim29 Reflexive Binyanim: Niphal and Hitpael30 Reading the Bible in Hebrew: Joshua 131 Geminate Verbs and Reading Numbers 2232 Hebrews object Suffixes33 Hebrew Oaths and Other Idioms34 Understanding Hebrew Punctuation Marks35 Choosing a Hebrew Bible36 Helpful Hebrew Reference Books  Approved by staff: