A transitional text for intermediate students. Written especially for readers of The First Hebrew Primer, this text is ideal for anyone moving from grammar study to biblical translation. Includes selections ranging from easy historical narratives to more difficult poetic and philosophical passages. Each chapter presents Hebrew text with an interlinear translation, vocabulary list, verb analysis and grammatical notes. Beginning chapters are simple to encourage the novice translator. Later chapters present more complex constructions to augment the student's knowledge of Biblical Hebrew. 18 chapters. 195 pages. Hebrew and English
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Good book:
I ordered this book after finishing "The First Hebrew Primer." It's a great transition book to actually reading the Bible in Hebrew. The vocabulary taught in the Primer is used in the Reader so you can start reading the Hebrew text the first day the book arrives. It also provides an analysis of how all the verbs are used which is very useful.
TORAH:
The Torah contains the first five books of the Bible, also called the books of Moses, or, in Greek, the Pentateuch. It can also, more loosely translated, refer to the entire Hebrew Bible, the christians' Old Testament, the jews' Tanakh. The First Hebrew Reader is designed for folks like me, beginners, who want to learn biblical Hebrew. So, the book and Cd have chosen 18 readings, of no more than 25 verses each, from each of the three major sections of the Tanakh, to teach very basic Hebrew. I bought my copy... more info
