Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar (Biblical Languages: Hebrew)

by Christo H.J. van der Merwe, Jan H. Kroeze

This work is intended to serve as a user-friendly and up-to-date source of information on the morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics of Biblical Hebrew verbs, nouns and other word classes (prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs, modal words, negatives, focus particles, discourse markers, interrogatives and interjections). It also contains one of the most elaborate treatments of Biblical Hebrew word order yet published in a grammar. This reference grammar will be of service to students who have completed an introductory or intermediate course in Biblical Hebrew, and also to more advanced scholars seeking to take advantage of traditional and recent descriptions of the language that go beyond the basic morphology of Biblical Hebrew.

Genres: Reference, Old Testament, Biblical Studies

403 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1999

Reviews

[Brendan Bentley]

Thrilling

[Naomi · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are no accent marks in this book. That alone made me want to cry.

It's poorly organized. All sections are lumped together continuously, separated only by a little bitty heading in italics that you will miss if you aren't looking for it. This means that if you think you're reading the section on suffixes that go on imperatives, you're probably reading the section on suffixes that go on perfects. And then you fail your quiz.