Re 144-1: Biblical Hebrew I
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- Re 144 "Biblical Hebrew I": This is the first semester
of a two-semester course in Introductory Biblical Hebrew. The
course will cover the fundamentals of grammar as well as substantial
readings from the Old Testament in the original Hebrew. Instruction
will also be provided on the proper use of lexical tools that
are useful for biblical research. Open to those with no knowledge
of Hebrew; also to those who know some Hebrew but who wish to
improve their skills in reading and grammar.
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- [ Course Requirements , Schedule , Goals
and Objectives , September,
October, November,
December ]
- Re 144-1: Biblical Hebrew I
- Fall 1999
- MWF 12:30 - 1:30PM
| Professor |
Dr. Andrew G. Vaughn |
| Office |
Old Main 105C |
| office telephone |
x7475 |
| home telephone |
625-2797 (before 9PM) |
| office hours |
MW 1:30 - 3:30; Tu 12:45 - 2:00 |
- Required Texts (for both semesters):
- Seow, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew, Revised Ed. (abbrev.
Seow)
- Brown, Driver, and Briggs, Lexicon (abbrev. BDB)
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (abbrev. BHS)
Goals and Objectives of
the Course: The primary goal of the course is to enable
the student to read and interpret the Hebrew Scriptures in the
original language. With this in mind, the course introduces elementary
Hebrew grammar and syntax in the context of reading selected passages
from the Old Testament in Hebrew. The student will be introduced
to a variety of genres in the Old Testament (i.e, poetry and prose).
In order to aid the student in interpretation of Old Testament
texts, we will devote study to the proper use of various lexical
tools and commentaries. By the end of the second semester, the
student should be able to read and interpret a large portion of
the Hebrew Bible with the use of lexical aids.
Course Requirements:
The following requirements will facilitate the goals listed above:
- Faithful attendance and participation in class (you cannot
learn Hebrew if you do not come to class)
- Completion of daily homework assignments (you may work with
your classmates on these)
- Completion of daily vocabulary assignments (much of learning
Hebrew is just memorization)
- Participation in "Interpretation Workshops" during
the class hour
- Completion of weekly quizes
- Completion of a mid-term exam
- Completion of a final exam (we may have individual, oral
exams)
Anticipated Method of Evaluation:
| Attendance |
15% |
| Homework |
10% |
| Weekly Quizes |
40% |
| Midterm Exam |
15% |
| Final Exam |
20% |
| Total |
100% |
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ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE OF TOPICS
AND READINGS
- Sep. 08 (W): Course introduction
and The Alphabet
- 10 (F): Quiz on Lesson 1 and Introduction to Lesson II (vowels
and varia)
- The alphabet
- The begadkapat letters
- Andy's dagesh rules
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- 13 (M): Lesson II (vowels and varia)
- Review syllable rules (p. 5 in Seow)
- Memorize the vowels (p. 6 in Seow)
- Review discussion of matres (p. 7 in Seow)
- Review Andy's shewa rules (see pp. 9-11)
- Learn vocab from Lesson II (tape
of vocab)
- Complete, p. 15, Exercise 2a
- 14 (Tu): Homework check (stop by Andy's Office between 10:30
and 12:30)
- p. 15, vocabulary from Lesson II. Write in Hebrew; read aload;
and translate
- 15 (W): Lesson III (The Noun):
- p. 16: Excerise 2c: write in Hebrew; divide words into syllables;
translate the words that you know
- Learn vocab from Lesson III (tape
of vocab)
- 17 (F): Quiz on Lessons I-III and Introduction to Lession
IV (Hebrew Roots)
- vocab from Lessons II and III
- Be able to divide Hebrew passage into syllables (I will give
you the passage ahea of time)
- Produce the singular or plural of nouns that I will give
you ahead of time
- After quiz Andy will review Lesson IV (be sure to bring BDB
to class!)
- 20 (M): Lessons IV and V
- vocab for lesson IV (tape of vocab)
- correct homework on plurals with rules from Seow used to
construct plurals
- 21 (Tu): Homework check (stop by Andy's Office between 12:45
and 2:30)
- vocab for Lesson V (tape of vocab)
- Seow, p. 45, exercise b.
- be able to say the vocabulary from Lessons IV and V out loud
- 22 (W): Lesson VI
- 24 (F): Quiz on Lessons I-VI
- 27 (M): Lesson VI
- p. 62, exercises a, b, and c.
- 29 (W): Lesson VII
- vocab for Lesson VII (tape of
vocab)
- correct p. 62, exercises a, b, and c.
- go over grammer discussion for Lesson VII
- Oct. 01 (F): Quiz on Lessons
I-VII
- 04 (M): Lesson VIII
- 05 (Tu): Nobel Conference
- 06 (W): Nobel Conference
- 07 (Th): Pick up your homework from the professor's office
(answers to p. 87:b, d)
- 08 (F): Quiz on Lessons I-VIII
- 11 (M): Lesson IX
- 12 (Tu): Homework check (stop by Andy's Office between 12:45
and 2:00)
- 13 (W): Translation day
- 15 (F): Translation day
- 18 (M): Translation day
- 19 (Tu): stop by Andy's Office between 12:45 and 2:00 with
questions for midterm
- 20 (W): midterm exam
- 22 (F): Reading Period
- 25: (M): Reading Period
- 27 (W): Lesson X
- memorize vocabulary from Lesson X
- read Lesson X
- 28 (Th): Homework for quiz
- translate the sentences on pp. 114-115:b and check your translation
(answer key)
- 29 (F): quiz
- vocabulary from Lessons II-X
- the Qal participle paradigm (p. 79)
- sentences taken from p. 114-115:b (answer
key)
- Nov. 01 (M): no class
- 02 (Tu): Homework check (stop by Andy's Office between 12:40
and 2:00)
- 03 (W): Lesson XI
- read over Lesson XI try to do exercise 11a (we'll go over
this in class)
- vocabulary for Lesson XI
- 04 (Th): Homework for quiz
- translate the sentences on p. 127 (exercise 11c) and check
your translations (answer
key)
- 05 (F): quiz
- vocabulary from Lessons II-XI
- sentences taken from p. 114-115:b (answer
key)
- sentences taken from p. 127, exercise 11c (answer
key)
- 08 (M): Lesson XII
- read over Lesson XII try to do exercise 12a and 12b (answer key for 12b)
(we'll go over this in class)
- Vocabulary for Lesson XII
- 09 (Tu): Homework check (stop by Andy's Office between 12:40
and 2:00)
- translate the sentences on pp. 143-144 (exercise 12c) and
check your translations (answer
key). You should stop by my office with any questions that
you might have.
- 10 (W): Lesson XIII
- read over Lesson XIII and memorize the qatal paradigm
on p. 146.
- Vocabulary for Lesson XIII
- 11 (Th): Homework for quiz
- complete the worksheet on the perfect verb to be handed out
in class
- review the "type C" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
`al (p. 97)
- review the qatal paradigm on p. 146
- vocabulary Lessons II-XIII
- sentences taken from pp. 143-144, exercise 12c (answer
key)
- 12 (F): Quiz
- the "type C" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
`al (p. 97)
- the qatal paradigm on p. 146
- vocabulary Lessons II-XIII
- sentences taken from pp. 143-144, exercise 12c (answer
key)
- 15 (M): Lesson XIII
- translate the sentences on pp. 155 (exercise 13b) and check
your translations (answer
key).
- We will go over question in class.
- Review grammar and catch-up questions
- 16 (Tu): Homework check (stop by Andy's Office between 12:40
and 2:00)
- translate 2 Chr 5:1-10 using the notes found on Seow, p.
127 and check your translations (answer
key). Stop by my office with questions on the translation.
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- 17 (W): no class-- study for Friday's quiz
- 19 (F): Quiz
- vocabulary, Lessons 7-13
- sentences from Lession XIII (p. 155, exercise 13b; answer
key)
- the "type C" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
`al (p. 97)
- the qatal paradigm on p. 146
- 22 (M): no class (professor at a conference)
- 24 (W): Lesson XIV (and vocabulary quiz)
- vocabulary, Lessons 2-14
- the "type C" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
`al (p. 97)
- the qatal paradigm on p. 146
- 26 (F): Thanksgiving break
- 29 (M): Lesson XIV
- Exercise 14a, p. 168 (answer
key)
- reread Lesson XIV
- review the "type A" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
bet (p. 94)
- review the "type C" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
`al (p. 97)
- review the qatal paradigm on p. 146 and compare how
it changes with the gutterals and weak verbal roots that are
discussed in Lesson XIV
- 30 (Tu): Homework check (stop by Andy's Office between 12:40
and 2:00)
- Dec 01 (W): Lesson XIV
- Exercise 14c, p. 169 (answer
key)
- read Excursus B "Reading Markers and Pausal Forms,"
pp. 64-69
- bring your BHS Hebrew text to class to discuss the reading
markers and pausal forms
- 03 (F): Lesson XIV and quiz
- Exercise 14c, p. 169 (answer
key)
- Vocabulary from Lessons II-XIV
- the "type A" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
bet (p. 94)
- the "type C" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
`al (p. 97)
- the qatal paradigm on p. 146
- read Lesson XV in Seow (not on quiz, but please read it anyway)
- 06 (M): Lesson XV
- Exercise 15a, p. 178 (answer
key)
- Vocabulary from Lesson XV
- reread Lesson XV taking into account the discussion from
Friday
- review the "type A" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
bet (p. 94)
- review the "type C" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
`al (p. 97)
- translate Ps 136 using notes on Seow, p. 156 (answer key)
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- 07 (Tu): Homework check (stop by Andy's Office between 12:40
and 2:00)
- 08 (We): Lesson XV
- 10 (F): No quiz! Just translations!
- translate Eccl 2:4-10 using notes on p. 169 of Seow (answer
key) (this will not be on the exam!)
- translate Jer 45:1-5 using notes on p. 180 of Seow (answer
key)
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- Final Exam (on Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999, at 8:00AM in our
classroom):
- vocabulary from Lessons II-XV
- the "type A" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
bet (p. 94)
- the "type C" suffixed pronouns on the preposition
`al (p. 97)
- the qatal paradigm on p. 146
- the paradigm of the Qal participle
- the paradigms for the piel strong verbs (perfect and particple)
- all the translations from the exercises and biblical excerpts
that we have done in class
- all of the exercises with sentences in Seow (up to Lesson
XV)
- Gen 1:1-19 uses notes from Seow
- Ps 146:6-10 using notes from Seow
- Gen 41:17-20 using notes in Seow (p. 103)
- Deut 29:12-14
- 2 Chr 5:1-10 using the notes found on Seow, p. 127
- Ps 136 using notes on Seow, p. 156
- Jer 45:1-5 using notes on p. 180 of Seow
- oral recitation of Gen 1:1-3 (you may do this part of the
exam ahead of time)