About the Textbook

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Introduction

This textbook revolutionizes the process of learning Biblical Hebrew. Created with significant contributions from learners, it employs advanced teaching techniques and effective strategies tailored for 21st-century education. This novel approach starts with the most commonly used words in the Hebrew Bible, enabling students to quickly gain confidence and comprehension. This textbook is a component of the “Biblical Hebrew Learning Suite” (see https://hebrew.byu.edu), which features the following powerful educational tools:

  • Hebrew Bible with Analytical Keys (an interactive resource that breaks down every word in the Hebrew Bible)
  • Hebrew Bible Frequency Dictionary (an interactive tool providing five columns of essential data to aid learning)
  • Biblical Hebrew Learning Tool: Five Modules (an interactive resource for mastering pronunciation, vocabulary, verb parsing, grammar, and translation)
  • Biblical Hebrew Picture Dictionary: Top 500 Words (learn Hebrew through visual aids)
  • Learning Biblical Hebrew through Stories