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Biblical Hebrew: Learning a Sacred Language

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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. .
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  1. S1 E1Studying Biblical Hebrew
    21. juni 2018
    30min
    TV-PG
    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. #Literature & Learning
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  2. S1 E2Learning the Aleph Bet
    21. juni 2018
    30min
    TV-PG
    Get to know the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and how Biblical Hebrew is pronounced. Surprises include the silent letter aleph (the first letter of "God"), the tricky letter samekh, which resembles an "o" but sounds like an "s," and nearly identical pairs of letters such as gimel and nun.
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  3. S1 E3The Tiberian Vowel System
    21. juni 2018
    33min
    TV-PG
    The Tiberian system of marking vowels in Hebrew has been used exclusively for more than 1,000 years. In this lecture, 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.
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  4. S1 E4Roots of Semitic Verbs
    21. juni 2018
    35min
    TV-PG
    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 discusses how God is referred to in the Hebrew Bible.
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  5. S1 E5Hebrew Verb Forms and the Definite Article
    21. juni 2018
    36min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  6. S1 E6Hebrew's Attached Prepositions
    21. juni 2018
    31min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  7. S1 E7Adjective Forms and Agreement in Hebrew
    21. juni 2018
    33min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  8. S1 E8Irregular Hebrew Nouns and Adjectives
    21. juni 2018
    33min
    TV-PG
    Sometimes it's the simpler nouns that are the most likely to surprise you. Examine several of the most common non-obvious nouns (irregular nouns) and adjectives (demonstratives) in Biblical Hebrew. These include family names (daughter, son, brother), as well as "this" (zeh, zot) and "these" (éleh).
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  9. S1 E9Hebrew Pronouns and Pronominal Suffixes
    21. juni 2018
    32min
    TV-PG
    Hebrew has a ton of different pronouns. In this lecture, 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.
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  10. S1 E10How Hebrew Letters Behave
    21. juni 2018
    35min
    TV-PG
    What do different letters do differently? Here, take a comprehensive look at the different ways Hebrew letters behave and start deciphering words in Biblical Hebrew that you don't already recognize. Topics include guttural letters (the orneriest consonants in the Hebrew language) and roots that start with yud.
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  11. S1 E11Perfect and Imperfect Hebrew Verbs
    21. juni 2018
    38min
    TV-PG
    Focus on two of the five forms of Biblical Hebrew verbs: the perfect and the imperfect, both of which have person, gender, and number. The perfect, as you'll learn, is always marked by endings. The imperfect, however, is marked by prefix letters as well: aleph, nun, tav, and yud.
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  12. S1 E12Segholate Nouns and Pausal Forms
    21. juni 2018
    35min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  13. S1 E13The Construct Form: Hebrew's Trailer Hitch
    21. juni 2018
    31min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  14. S1 E14Forming Hebrew Construct Chains
    21. juni 2018
    32min
    TV-PG
    Continue your study of construct forms with prepositions in Biblical Hebrew that are combinations of simple prepositions you've already learned (example: lifnei, or "before"). Then, look at irregular nouns with unusual construct forms whose frequent occurrence makes them critical to understanding Biblical Hebrew.
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  15. S1 E15Hebrew Verb Classifications: Binyanim
    21. juni 2018
    33min
    TV-PG
    In Biblical Hebrew, the binyan acts as a sort of stem or conjugation for verbs. Get a re-introduction to verbs with their binyan identification, learn how the binyanim got their names, and focus on a single root in different binyanim to get a feel for what the binyanim do to a verb's meaning.
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  16. S1 E16Question Words in Hebrew
    21. juni 2018
    36min
    TV-PG
    From mi ("Who?") and lama lo ("Why not?") to eikh ("How?") and matai ("When?"), discover how to recognize the words that tell you when a question is coming up in Biblical Hebrew. Why is this so important? Because there's no such thing as a question mark in Biblical Hebrew.
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  17. S1 E17Hebrew Participles
    21. juni 2018
    36min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  18. S1 E18Counting in Hebrew
    21. juni 2018
    31min
    TV-PG
    In this fun lecture, 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.
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  19. S1 E19Hebrew Roots with Guttural Letters
    21. juni 2018
    33min
    TV-PG
    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 lecture are three rules about how gutturals behave, as well as relevant examples in passages from the Hebrew Bible.
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  20. S1 E20Hebrew's Lamed-Hey Roots
    21. juni 2018
    34min
    TV-PG
    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").
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  21. S1 E21Hebrew's Roots Beginning with Yud
    21. juni 2018
    35min
    TV-PG
    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").
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  22. S1 E22Irregular Hebrew Verbs
    21. juni 2018
    35min
    TV-PG
    Very few verbs in Hebrew are irregular. Those that are, as you'll learn here, are not very difficult - but they do work a little differently than what you're used to seeing. In this lecture, learn how to master irregular Hebrew verbs by focusing on them individually.
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  23. S1 E23Hebrew's Hollow Verbs
    21. juni 2018
    36min
    TV-PG
    Welcome to what may be the strangest verb roots of all: those that have only two consonants, not three. Here, explore the general rules about these hollow verbs, and build a list of commonly used hollow verbs you can refer to when reading Biblical Hebrew.
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  24. S1 E24The Infinitive in Hebrew
    21. juni 2018
    32min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  25. S1 E25Jussives, Cohortatives, and "Hava Nagila"
    21. juni 2018
    38min
    TV-PG
    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").
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Biblical Hebrew: Learning a Sacred Language
Biblical Hebrew: Learning a Sacred Language
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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. .
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. .
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. .

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