Hebrew (Biblical)

Travel back thousands of years to the time of the Old Testament to learn the language in which Genesis was actually written! Although these stories and scriptures might be familiar to you, approaching them from the viewpoint of a new language will give you a whole new perspective – you may feel closer than ever to words you’ve known for years.

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Biblical Hebrew

Click a topic below to see the grammar goals and conversational goals for each chapter.

  • Genesis 1:1-5: In the beginning
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    Biblical Hebrew

    Genesis 1:1-5: In the beginning

    Conversational Goals Grammar Goals
    • Read Genesis 1: 1
    • Read Genesis 1: 2
    • Read Genesis 1: 3
    • Read Genesis 1: 4
    • Read Genesis 1: 5
    • Be Introduced to Participles
    • Be Introduced to Verb Vowel Patterns
    • Encounter Perfective and Imperfective Verb Aspects
    • Learn the Noun Masculine Plural Form
    • Recognize Basic Noun Possession Relations
  • Genesis 3:1-6: More subtle than any beast
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    Biblical Hebrew

    Genesis 3:1-6: More subtle than any beast

    Conversational Goals Grammar Goals
    • Read Genesis 3: 1
    • Read Genesis 3: 2
    • Read Genesis 3: 3-4
    • Read Genesis 3: 5
    • Read Genesis 3: 6
    • Be Exposed to Genders and Numbers in the Imperfective Aspect
    • Be Introduced to Adjectives
    • Be Introduced to Infinitive Verb Forms
    • Learn More Verb Vowel Patterns
    • Recognize Possession Suffixes for Nouns and Prepositions
  • Psalms 23:1-6: The valley of the shadow
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    Biblical Hebrew

    Psalms 23:1-6: The valley of the shadow

    Conversational Goals Grammar Goals
    • Read Psalms 23:1-2
    • Read Psalms 23:3
    • Read Psalms 23:4
    • Read Psalms 23:5
    • Read Psalms 23:6
    • Be Introduced to Possession Noun Suffixes
    • Become Familiar with Pronouns
    • Recognize Direct Object Verb Suffixes
    • Recognize Number, Gender and Person Suffixes of the Perfective Verb Aspect
  • Song of Solomon 3:1-5: Him whom my soul loveth
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    Biblical Hebrew

    Song of Solomon 3:1-5: Him whom my soul loveth

    Conversational Goals Grammar Goals
    • Read Song of Solomon 3:1
    • Read Song of Solomon 3:2
    • Read Song of Solomon 3:3
    • Read Song of Solomon 3:4
    • Read Song of Solomon 3:5
    • Become Familiar with the Self-Encouraging Mode in the Imperfective Verb Aspect
    • Learn More Direct Object Verb Suffixes
    • Recognize Gender and Number Suffixes in the Perfective Verb Aspect
    • Understand Gender and Number Inflections of the Definite Direct Object Marker
    • Understand the Usage of "if" in Negative Oaths