Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, 3rd ed.
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Clear. Understandable. Carefully organized. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar by Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt is the standard textbook for colleges and seminaries. Since its initial publication in 2001 its integrated approach has helped more than 80,000 students learn Biblical Hebrew.
The third edition of Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar represents a significant updating and revision of the previous edition with the goal of providing students with the best possible tool for learning Biblical Hebrew.
Some of the keys to the effectiveness of Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar in helping students learn is that it:
- Combines the best of inductive and deductive approaches
- Uses actual examples from the Hebrew Old Testament rather than “made-up” illustrations
- Emphasizes the structural pattern of the Hebrew language rather than rote memorization, resulting in a simple, enjoyable, and effective learning process
- Employs colored text that highlights key features of nouns and verbs, allowing easy recognition of new forms
- Includes appendices of verbal paradigms and diagnostics for fast reference and a complete vocabulary glossary
- Displays larger font and text size, making reading easier
By the time students have worked their way through Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar they will have learned:
- The Hebrew Alphabet
- Vocabulary for words occurring 70 times or more in the Hebrew Bible
- The Hebrew noun system
- The Hebrew verbal system
A robust suite of learning aids is available for purchase to be used alongside the textbook to help students excel in their studies. These include a workbook; video lectures for each chapter featuring the author; flashcards keyed to vocabulary in each chapter; a laminated study sheet with key concepts; audio of the vocabulary for each chapter to aid in acquisition; and a compact guide to help refresh students refresh their memory on language forms, grammar, and word meanings.
- Includes a Hebrew-English lexicon
- Presents only the essentials so the language can be learned and retained
- Utilizes the best of deductive and inductive learning styles
- Section 1: The Basics of Hebrew Writing
- Section 2: The Basics of Hebrew Nouns and Nominals
- Section 3: Introduction to Hebrew Verbs and the Qal Stem
- Section 4: Introduction to the Derived Stems
- Section 5: Reading and Studying Your Hebrew Bible
Top Highlights
“The Daghesh in a begadkephat is a Forte if preceded by a vowel.” (Page 18)
“1. Every syllable must begin with one consonant and have only one vowel.” (Page 16)
“The Daghesh in a begadkephat is a Lene if preceded by a consonant.” (Page 18)
“A Shewa is silent if the previous vowel is short. In most other circumstances, it is vocal.” (Page 19)
“The Shewa is silent if the previous vowel is short.” (Page 18)
Gary D. Pratico (ThD, Harvard Divinity School) is professor of Old Testament and director of the Hebrew language program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has been teaching Hebrew for nearly 30 years. He is coauthor with Miles Van Pelt of The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew.
Miles Van Pelt (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Alan Belcher Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, where he also serves as the director of the Summer Institute for Biblical Languages and academic dean.
Reviews
7 ratings
Bishop Salamat Khokhar
10/6/2024
I wish that Logos would pay attention what others have posted in comments about the colored diagnostic features and proper vowels placement. That way it could benefit many trying to learn Biblical Hebrew.
James Tolson
7/3/2024
Great resource, especially for learning in the classroom with other students. I agree with other comments here, that Logo's needs to get the red highlighting that's in the physical copy working in the Logos Edition otherwise being able to do full text search in the Logo's edition is way better than having the physical copy!
Bruce C
5/11/2024
The book itself in terms of content is very good. But, the Logos edition of this book leaves much to be desired. Contrary to what it shows in the sample pages, there is no red color coding in the Logos edition. The sample pages are not at all accurate in this regard. Also, the layout of the Logos edition compared to the print edition isn't the greatest. In some places the English information doesn't line up well with the Hebrew in the tables. Also, the vowel markings in some suffixes (e.g. pronominal suffixes) aren't displayed clearly. Vowel markings run together and/or it's not always clear what consonant the vowel is supposed to be aligned with. (The use of circle as a stand-in for a consonant letter with the vowel in question properly aligned under it would have taken care of this issue.) I recommend getting the printed edition rather than the Logos one. The downside of that one, however, is that it's bulky. I'm glad I can use the Logos edition when traveling.
Matt DeVore
7/14/2023
Jeremy Bulthouse
3/5/2022
If you do not mind the absence of the color schemes to show the diagnostic features,, etc., then the product might be acceptable to you. But if you are like me and want a digital copy of the textbook that actually replicates the actual textbook (contains the color schemes to highlight diagnostics, etc.), then this product is terrible. I would not recommend that you purchase it.
Zak Feacher
11/27/2021
Forrest Cole
11/9/2021
José Carlos Martínez Cristóbal
4/8/2020
