The Class of 2005
The Class of 2005 • 6 May 2005 (sans Peter)
	The Final Vocabulary Quiz • 6 May 2005

Calendar of Assignments — Spring 2005

Homework Index

Week 11 • 2–6 May 2005

Week 10 • 25–29 April 2005

Week 9 • 18–22 April 2005

Week 8 • 11–15 April 2005

Week 7 • 21–25 Mar 2005

Week 6 • 14–18 Mar 2005

Week 5 • 7–11 Mar 2005

Week 4 • 28 Feb – 4 Mar 2005

Week 3 • 21–25 Feb 2005

Week 2 • 14–18 Feb 2005

Week 1 • 7–11 Feb 2005

Revised Class Schedule — Overview

This is the revised schedule for the remainder of the course. Of particular interest is the change in Class Exam 2,

which is now scheduled for the 10th week instead of the 11th week. Last updated: Monday, 2 May 2005

April		Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8.	11–15	Weak Verbs Niphal	Weak Verbs Piel	Text Criticism Witnesses 1	Practice Inflection	Vocab Quiz 7 Jonah 4
9.	18–22	Weak Verbs Hiphil 1	Weak Verbs Hiphil 2	Text Criticism Witnesses 2	Consolidation of Weak Verbs	Vocab Quiz 8 Jonah 1–4 Due
10.	25–29	Pron. Suffixes Verbs — Perf	Review for Class Exam 2	Text Criticism Procedure	Class Exam 2	Vocab Quiz 9 Hebrew Poetry
May		Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
11.	2–6	MAY DAY. No class, so very sad.	Pron. Suffixes Verbs — Imp, Imv, Inf.	Text Criticism Jonah	Jonah 4 Hebrew Poetry Jonah 2	Vocab Quiz 10 Review for Final Celebration
REVISION WEEK (9–13 May)
EXAMINATIONS (16–25 May)

Week 11
Monday — 2 May 2005 Return to Homework Index
NO CLASS:	MAY DAY
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 9.
Tuesday — 3 May 2005 Return to Homework Index
Note:	The following is the homework to be done following Tuesday’s lecture. You do not need to come to class having done any of this although if you have time to do the reading you will be better prepared for the lecture.
Reading:	Basics — 19. Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs • 19:6–9, 14 Seow — XXII.1. The Imperfect and Imperative with Object Suffixes • pp. 247–49
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 19. Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs • Parsing: Part 2, all • Parsing: Part 3, all Verb Practice 7: Qal Imperfect, Converted Imperfect, Jussive and Cohortative Verbs With and Without Suffixes • This will be handed out in class on Tuesday. • all
Wednesday — 4 May 2005 • Text Criticism 3: Jonah Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Handouts • Baldwin has text crititical comments on both 2:4 and 2:5 • The NET bible has text critical comments on both 2:4 and 2:5 (English 2:3 and 2:4) • Sasson has text critical comments on 2:5 • Allen has text critical comments on 2:4 (By the way, Allen’s handout discusses the whole of the imbedded psalm and so will be nice preparation for Thursday’s class on Jonah 2.)
Exercises:	Text Criticism in Jonah • I want us to look at the more significant variants in Jonah (Jonah 2:4 and 2:5) and make sure that we can construct arguments for both the MT and for the proposed annotations. On Tuesday I will provide you with some handouts of discussions in commentaries on the more significant variants. Please read through these discussions and construct arguments for each position. Because time is short, I do not want us to spend time trying to convince one another about which reading is the best reading. I am more concerned with you being able to construct the best argument for both sides. Only when both sides of the argument are clearly outlined does it make sense to begin choosing which reading is best. Please write your arguments out. BHS Critical Apparatus for Jonah • There are about 14 entries in the critical apparatus of the BHS for Jonah. Go through each of these and make sure you are able to explain the text critical annotations for each entry. Scott’s A Simiplified Guide to the BHS will give you all of the Latin you need to work through this. I would encourage you to write this out.
What to Bring:	BHS if you have one.
Thursday — 5 May 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Work through your translation of Jonah 2 and spend some time considering the poetic structure of vv. 3–10. We will spend a good deal of the class looking at Jonah 2 in light of Hebrew poetry.
Grammar Quiz:	None
Friday — 6 May 2005 Return to Homework Index
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 9
Review for Final	We will spend a little time going over what you will encounter on the file and where to focus your revision.
Celebration	Bring some stuff.
Hebrew 2½	Hebrew Scrabble

Week 10
Monday — 25 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reminder:	Class Exam 2 on Thursday See Friday for Preparation of Jonah 2:3–10
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 9.
Tuesday — 26 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Pronominal Suffixes — Types A, B, and C (Click for table)
Reading:	Basics — 19. Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs • 19:1–5 • Note that our nomenclature is slightly different from that presented in Basics. We will be using the Type A, B, and C categories.
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 19. Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs • Parsing: Part 1, all Verb Practice 7. Perfect Verbs with Pronominal Suffixes — Qal and the Derived Stems • This will be handed out in class on Monday. • all
Wednesday — 27 April 2005 • Text Criticism 3: Principles and Procedures Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Handout: “Principles and Practice of Textual Criticism” from Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1994. • This is a fairly short chapter, just ten pages. So read the whole chapter, paying particular attention to the principles that are discussed in the section entitled, Evaluation of Variants on pages 126–129. Handout: “Textual Commentary on the Book of Ruth” from Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1994. • In addition, I would like you to read through Brotzman’s discussions of a handful of the textual variants in the first chapter of Ruth. This will give you some sense of how the principles of textual criticism are applied in specific situations. I will give you pages 133–39 but do not read everything in these pages, just the following variants: 1:1a, 1:1b; 1:14a; 1:19a, 1:19b. • As you follow the discussions make sure you can decipher the notations in the BHS for each variant. • I will also provide you with a copy of the first page of Ruth from the BHS.
What to Bring:	BHS if you have one.
Thursday — 28 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Class Exam:	The class exam will focus upon two main areas —translation and parsing of verbal forms, though of course a host of other skills and information will be assessed within these two main areas: ability to figure out the triconsonantal root, familiarity with the BDB. I haven’t yet decided but I think it likely that there will be a few questions on grammar and syntax and certain constructions, e.g., the function of a vav consecutive form or of an infinitive construct preceded by a bound preposition, etc. At this point, I am looking primarily at going with sight passages and providing translation helps for infrequent words or forms, for proper names, etc. The translation helps will not, however, always give you the translation but will provide you with enough information to allow you to apply your knowledge. For example, I might simply give the triconsonantal root for a verb expecting you to figure out the form and/or be able to look it up in the dictionary. I might, for instance, tell you that something is spelled defectively if it is a familiar word that looks foreign because it has lost its vowel letter. As for pronominal suffixes on verbs, I do not plan on glossing every verb form that has a pronominal suffix, even if we haven’t covered it specifically in class, but only those that are particularly confusing because in many cases I think that if you are familiar enough with your strong verb conjugations you will be able to see that a verb form has a pronominal suffix.
Friday — 29 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Hebrew Poetry — Jonah 2:3–10 • We are going to focus upon some aspects of Hebrew poetry with special reference to Jonah 2. So please spend some significant time reviewing Jonah 2; the more familiar you are with the Hebrew of Jonah 2 the more fruitful will be our class. I would encourage you to read through Jonah 2 everyday this week and spend time looking at potential structural and poetic features of Jonah (e.g., parallelism).
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 9
Hebrew 2½	Exodus 2:1–10

Week 9
Monday — 18 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Announcement: Reminder:	Today Dr. Davila will be sitting in on the lecture to observe. This Friday your final translation of Jonah is due.
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 8.
Tuesday — 19 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Basics — 30. The Hiphil Stem — Strong Verbs • Review the formation and diagnostics for strong verbs in the Hiphil stem
Reading:	Basics — 31. The Hiphil Stem — Weak Verbs • 31.1–16
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 31. The Hiphil Stem — Weak Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing: Part 1, odd • Parsing: Part 2, odd
Translation:	Psalm 31:22–23 Compare Jonah 2:3
Wednesday — 20 April 2005 • Text Criticism 2: More Witnesses Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Handout: “Ancient Versions of the Old Testament” from Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1994. • Last week we looked at the transmission of the Old Testament in Hebrew, up to the present. This week we are going to look at the transmission of the Old Testament in other languages. In particular we are going to focus upon the Greek recensions. • In preparation, therefore, please reread pp. 42–46 from last week, and then read the above handout, “Ancient Versions of the Old Testament.” Please read the whole chapter, but pay particular attention to the section on Greek versions, pp. 72–80.
What to Bring:	BHS if you have one.
Thursday — 21 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Basics — 31. The Hiphil Stem — Weak Verbs • 31.1–16
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 31. The Hiphil Stem — Weak Verbs • Parsing: Part 1, even • Parsing: Part 2, even
Translation:	Work on your final translation of Jonah 1–4 to be handed in on Friday.
Grammar Quiz:	None
Friday — 22 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Final Translation of Jonah 1–4 to be handed in for formative assessment.
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 8
Hebrew 2½	Exodus 2:1–10

Week 8
Monday — 11 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 7. NOTE. Since we didn’t have a vocabulary quiz during week 7, the vocabulary list number no longer corresponds to the week number.
Tuesday — 12 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Basics — 24. The Niphal Stem — Strong Verbs • Review the formation and diagnostics for strong verbs in the Niphal stem
Reading:	Basics — 25. The Niphal Stem — Weak Verbs • 25.1–13
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 25a. The Niphal Stem — Weak Verbs BasicsWB — 25b. The Niphal Stem — Weak Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd
Translation:	Exodus 32:12–14 • Compare Jonah 3:10
Wednesday — 13 April 2005 • Text Criticism 1: History and Witnesses Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Handout: “Transmission of the Old Testament in Hebrew” from Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1994.
What to Bring:	To be announced
Thursday — 14 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Basics — 26. The Piel Stem — Strong Verbs • Review the formation and diagnostics for strong verbs in the Piel stem
Reading:	Basics — 27. The Piel Stem — Weak Verbs • 27.1–12
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 27a. The Piel Stem — Weak Verbs BasicsWB — 27b. The Piel Stem — Weak Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd
Translation:	Gen 19:21, 24–25 • Compare Jonah 3:4
Grammar Quiz:	None
Friday — 15 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 4:1–11
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 7
Hebrew 2½	Exodus 2:1–10 (Postponed till 22 April)

Week 7 Since we are having an exam this week, I am not going to introduce any new material. Instead I want to review, revise, and consolidate everything that we have been focusing upon this semester, with most of the attention being paid to the strong verb in all of its stems and conjugations. There is just one week left before Easter break; so let’s hang in there for one more week. Look below at Thursday to see the sorts of things I plan on having you do for the exam and some suggestions for review.
Monday — 21 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 6
Tuesday — 22 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	To be announced
Exercises:	To be announced
Wednesday — 23 March 2005 • Exam Preparation Return to Homework Index
Reading:	To be announced
What to Bring:	To be announced
Thursday — 24 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Class Exam:	The class exam will focus upon three areas: I haven’t designed the exam yet, and so I may make some changes but the following will give you a fairly good idea of what sorts of things will be expected. A. Parsing and Translation — All Stems (Answer 10 out of 13) • Be able to parse any strong verb, in any of its stems and in any of its forms. • In terms of preparation, you can go through the BasicsWB and work through the parsing sections of each of the chapters that we did. B. Inflection — Qal, Niphal, Piel, Hiphil (Answer 8 out of 10) • Be able to inflect any strong verb, in any of its stems and in any of its forms. • This will take two forms. (1) I will you a Hebrew root and ask you to, e.g., form the Hiphil Imperfect 2MS. (2) I will give you an English translation, e.g., I was slaughtered, and ask you to give the Hebrew in the appropriate form. This will involve knowing vocabulary and what the different stems do, e.g., causative and intensive, active and passive, etc. • In terms of preparation, practice writing out all of the verbal paradigms. Practice sheets are available here. You may also want to go through the BasicsWB and work through the Inflection and perhaps the Hebrew Composition sections of the chapters that we did. Often I had you do the odd and so the even are available for you. • Based upon what we have done in class, the imperfect seems to be the most difficult, primarily with respect to the vowels, so this would be an area to practice on. • Here are the two PowerPoint presentations I have used this week to prepare you for inflecting: Consolidating the Perfect and Inflecting the Perfect and the Imperfect • Also see this website with its flash animations may be of help in terms of inflecting verbs. C. Translation — Sight Passages and Jonah 1 • Be prepared to translate phrases, sentences, and longer passages. Now while the Parsing and Inflection sections will focus upon strong verbs, the Translation section will include weak verbs as well, those that we have repeatedly come across. You will also remember that we spent a week on weak verbs in the Qal so those are fair game as well. • Some of what you translate you will have seen before, either in your homework or in Jonah; there will also be some sight passages that you have not seen. • In terms of preparation, I would spend some time translating. Again, there are plenty of translation exercises available in the BasicsWB that you can use. Also review Jonah 1. • NOTE: You will be allowed to use your BDB lexicon on the translation section. So make sure you can easily find your way around the BDB. No other materials or lexicons will be allowed. Vocabulary. I would also make sure that you are up to speed with your vocabulary through Week 6.
Friday — 25 March 2005 • NO CLASS Return to Homework Index
Translation:	No Translation
Vocabulary Quiz:	No Vocabulary Exam
Hebrew 2½	No Hebrew 2½ until April 15

Week 6
Monday — 14 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 6
Tuesday — 15 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 30. The Hiphil Stem — Strong Verbs • 30.1–15
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 30. The Hiphil Stem — Strong Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd • More Diagnostics, all • Translation, all • Bible Translation, 1 and 18
Wednesday — 16 March 2005 • TBA Return to Homework Index
Reading:	To be announced
What to Bring:	To be announced
Thursday — 17 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 32. The Hophal Stem — Strong Verbs • 32.1–9
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 32. The Hophal Stem — Strong Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd • More Diagnostics, all • Translation, none (instead work on your Jonah translation for this week) • Bible Translation, none (instead work on your Jonah translation for this week)
Grammar Quiz:	Be able to write out from memory the following forms in the Hiphil stem for any strong verb (excluding stative verbs). See the chart on page 352 for these forms. • Hiphil Perfect • Hiphil Imperfect • Hiphil Imperative • Hiphil Infinitive Construct • Hiphil Infinitive Absolute • Hiphil Participle (msa, fsa, mpa, fpa)
Friday — 18 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 3:1–10
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 6
Hebrew 2½	Genesis 1:24–2:4a

Week 5
Monday — 7 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 5
Tuesday — 8 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 26. The Piel Stem — Strong Verbs • 26.1–13, 16–17
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 26. The Piel Stem — Strong Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd • More Diagnostics, odd • Translation, all • Bible Translation, 2 and 4
Wednesday — 9 March 2005 • BHS Tutorial 2 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	To be announced
What to Bring:	Your BHS copy of Jonah and/or an actual copy of the BHS if you have one.
Thursday — 10 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 28. The Pual Stem — Strong Verbs • 28.1–13 Basics — 34. The Hithpael Stem — Strong Verbs • 34.1–14
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 28. The Pual Stem — Strong Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd • More Diagnostics, odd • Translation, all • Bible Translation, 2 and 5 BasicsWB — 34. The Hithpael Stem — Strong Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd • More Diagnostics, odd • Bible Translation, 4, 6, and 8
Grammar Quiz:	Be able to write out from memory the following forms in the Piel stem for any strong verb (excluding stative verbs). See the chart on page 313 for these forms. • Piel Perfect • Piel Imperfect • Piel Imperative • Piel Infinitive Construct • Piel Infinitive Absolute • Piel Participle (msa, fsa, mpa, fpa)
Friday — 11 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 2:6–11
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 5
Hebrew 2½	Postponed — Genesis 1:24–2:4a

Week 4
Monday — 28 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 4
Tuesday — 1 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading There is both recommended and required Reading:	Basics — 18. Qal Imperative, Cohortative and Jussive • 18.1–7, 13–17; 18.5–6 20. Qal Infinitive Construct • 20.1–3, 10–13; 20.12 21. Qal Infinitive Absolute • 21.1–3, 6, 8; 21.6 22. Qal Participle • 22.1–3, 5–12; 22:5, 9
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 18a. Qal Imperative, Cohortative and Jussive 20. Qal Infinitive Construct 21. Qal Infinitive Absolute 22. Qal Participle • For each workbook section complete the first five odd of the Parsing and Translation sections.
Wednesday — 2 March 2005 • BHS Tutorial Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 36. Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (BHS)
What to Bring:	Your BHS copy of Jonah and/or an actual copy of the BHS if you have one.
Thursday — 3 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 24. The Niphal Stem — Strong Verbs
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 24. The Niphal Stem — Strong Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd • More Diagnostics, odd • Translation, all
Grammar Quiz:	Be able to write out from memory the following forms in the Niphal stem for any strong verb (excluding stative verbs). See the chart on page 293 for these forms. • Niphal Perfect • Niphal Imperfect • Niphal Imperative • Niphal Infinitive Construct
Friday — 4 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 2:1–5
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 4

Week 3
Monday — 21 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Evaluation:	Instead of reading, would you spend about 10–15 minutes reflecting upon your progress and evaluating the course thus far. What I am interested in learning from you is your experience of the structure of the course and the types of activities we engage in. I have included some questions to guide your responses but please offer whatever feedback you think most appropriate. Of course you may not have responses to some of these questions, which is fine. But please take this reflection and evaluation seriously by offering me some genuine and concrete feedback because I would like to know what I could do or could stop doing that would facilitate your Hebrew study and acquisition as well as make it more enjoyable. • What two or three aspects or elements of the course have you found to be most beneficial to your Hebrew acquisition? • What two or three aspects or elements of the course have you found to be most inhibiting to your Hebrew acquisition? • What would you like to see more of? • What would you like to see less of? • Other feelings, needs, comments and/or suggestions. You can send your evaluation to me via email or hand it to me in writing. You can choose to include your name or not. PLEASE NOTE. I will consider whatever you communicate with me to be of a private nature, and I will not share with anyone else what you have communicated.
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary 3 • Note that you are now responsible for constructing your lists each week. Click the Vocabulary link on the QuickLinks menubar.
Tuesday — 22 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 14. Qal Perfect — Weak Verbs
Exercises:	Basics — 14a. Qal Perfect — Weak Verbs 14b. Qal Perfect — Weak Verbs • We are going to do something a little different in terms of what sections we do. I want you to be able to focus upon identifying weak verbs in the Qal and becoming familiar with what different weak verbs do. Since weaknesses do not affect translation, I would like you to focus upon the parsing and inflection sections. The following directions are for each workbook chapter, 14a and 14b. • PARSING SECTION (odd only). When you do this exercise, give all of the parsing information, AND then identify and write out what the weakness is, that is, what changes have been effected by the weakness of the verb. By doing this repeatedly, you will really get a handle on what the weaknesses are doing. • INFLECTION SECTION. (odd only). My suggestion would be that before you inflect the weak verb you are given that you first inflect a strong verb and then inflect the weak verb. You will then be left with a strong verb and a weak verb side-by-side which will provide visual reinforcement of what the weakness has wrought.
Wednesday — 23 Feb 2005 • BDB Tutorial 2 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
What to Bring:	Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Jonah Wideline Text
Thursday — 24 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 16. Qal Imperfect — Weak Verbs
Exercises:	Basics — 16a–f. Qal Imperfect — Weak Verbs See Tuesday’s instructions on how to do the following exercises. 16a. Qal Imperfect — Weak Verbs 16b. Qal Imperfect — Weak Verbs • For 16a and 16b complete both the PARSING (odd only) and INFLECTION (the first four odd only) sections. 16c. Qal Imperfect — Weak Verbs 16d. Qal Imperfect — Weak Verbs 16e. Qal Imperfect — Weak Verbs 16f. Qal Imperfect — Weak Verbs • For 16c–f complete the PARSING sections (odd only).
Grammar Quiz:	No Grammar Quiz this week. Note, however, that the Vocabulary Quiz has been moved from Friday to Thursday.
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary Quiz 3 • Landes, Lists 5–7 • Irregular Noun, father
Friday — 25 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 1:11–16

Week 2
Monday — 14 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 12. Introduction to Hebrew Verbs
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 2
Tuesday — 15 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 13. Qal Perfect — Strong Verbs 15. Qal Imperfect — Strong Verbs
Exercises:	Basics — 13. Qal Perfect — Strong Verbs • Odd numbers only • For sake of time, only do two or three of the exercises in “Hebrew Composition.“ Of course, if you have time, do more. The more the better. 15. Qal Imperfect — Strong Verbs • Odd numbers only • For sake of time, only do two or three of the exercises in “Hebrew Composition.“ Of course, if you have time, do more. The more the better.
Wednesday — 16 Feb 2005 • BDB Tutorial Return to Homework Index
Reading:	BasicsWB — 12b. Choosing and Using a Hebrew Lexicon
What to Bring:	Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB)
Thursday — 17 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 17. Waw Conversive
Exercises:	Basics — 17. Waw Conversive • Odd numbers only • Do at least six of the odds iin each of the Bible Translation sections. Again, of course, more if you can.
Grammar Quiz:	Be able to write out from memory the Qal Perfect and Qal Imperfect forms for any stong verb (excluding stative verbs this time). • See the charts on pages 141 and 168 for possible candidates.
Friday — 18 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 1:4–10
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 2

Week 1
Tuesday — 8 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 10. Hebrew Construct Chain
Exercises:	BasicsBW — 10. Hebrew Construct Chain • Odd Numbers Only
Thursday — 10 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Seow — IX and XII • The following sections from Seow will be handed out in class. • The basic chapters are IX and XII. Chapter XII makes references to previous chapters, primarily III and V, and so they have been provided as well for your reference, although if you have the time to work through them, I think it would be well worth your while. IX.2 The Suffixed Pronouns IX.4 The Object Pronouns XII.1 Nouns with Pronominal Suffixes XII.2 Forms of the Noun before Suffixes III.1 The Noun: Gender and Number III.2 Changes in Nouns with Endings V.1 Geminate Nouns V.2 Segolate Nouns Basics — 9. Hebrew Pronominal Suffixes • You might find it useful to read this chapter as a nice overview but it is not necessary. • One of the major drawbacks regarding their presentation of pronominal suffixes is the order in which they list them in their tables. For some reason, they list the suffixes beginning with the first person instead of the third person which all other Hebrew paradigms in their book follow.
Exercises:	BasicsBW — 9. Hebrew Pronominal Suffixes • Odd Numbers Only
Grammar Quiz:	Be able to write out from memory the noun סוּס both singular and plural with pronominal suffixes.
Friday — 11 Feb 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 1:1–3
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 1

Hebrew Vocabulary

Vocabulary Index

Vocabulary Quiz Schedule

Vocabulary Lists

Vocabulary Flashcards

Hebrew Vocabulary Online

Vocabulary Lists

George M. Landes, Building Your Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary.

• Vocabulary List 1

• Vocabulary List 2

• Vocabulary Lists 3–10

Starting in Week 3, students will be responsible for compiling their own vocabulary lists from George M. Landes’ Building Your Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary. Two copies of this book are available on short loan, one from the University Library and one from the South Street Library.

• “The Irregular Noun for the Week” List

Vocabulary Quiz Schedule — Revised

List	Number of Words	Vocabulary Lists (from Landes)	Irregular Noun for the Week	Date of Vocabulary Quiz
1	53	1–4, 53	אִישׁ	11 Feb 05
2	51	72–74	אִשָּׁה	18 Feb 05
3	38	5–7	אָב	25 Feb 05
4	34	8–10	אָח	4 March 05
5	27	11–12	בֵּן	11 March 05
6	26	13–14	בַּת	18 March 05
7	31	15, 54–55	בַּ֫יִת	15 April 05
8	20	56–57	יוֹם	22 April 05
9	29	75–76	יָם	6 May 05
10	30	77–78	עִיר	Cancelled
	339 words

Vocabulary Flashcards

by Philip Poots and Jon Mackenzie

• List 1 — Landes 1–4, 53

• List 2 — Landes 72–74

• List 3 — Landes 5–7

• List 4 — Landes 8–10

• List 5 — Landes 11–12

• List 6 — Landes 13–14

• List 7 — Landes 15, 54–55

• List 8 — Landes 56–57

• List 9 — Landes 75–76

Hebrew Vocabulary Online

• Biblical Hebrew Online Lab — Vocabulary

This page provides multiple choice quizzes for verbs, nouns and other parts of speech, and prepositions and prepositional phrases (this last one I have found particularly helpful). The quizzes are organized according to word frequency and so can be used in conjunction with the words you are acquiring via Landes.

Revision resources

The Final Exam

Rubrics for the Final Exam

Here are the rubrics for the final exam. I have removed some of the rubrics so as not to give anything away.

Past Exams

Remember that you can get copies of past Hebrew 2 exams through WebCT.

Text Criticism for Jonah by Philip Poots

This is quite a nice resource. This HTML file provides the complete textual apparatus of the BHS for the book of Jonah. By hovering over a word or symbol, a popup window translates the Latin abbreviations and identifies the textual witnesses.

Parsing Drills for Practice by Linda S. Haney