AL 5326 Biblical Hebrew for Translators 1

(3 semester hours)
After completing this course, students will be able to describe selected features of the phonology, morphology and syntactic structure of Biblical Hebrew. They will be able to recognize and describe some common morphological and syntactic forms in Biblical Hebrew, and to readily access information on less-common forms. They will be able to recognize and explain the primary range of meaning of the three hundred most frequently used words (i.e. 300 dictionary entry forms) in the Hebrew Bible. They will also be able to use reference helps referring to the Hebrew text, such as Hebrew lexicons and commentaries.