A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax

Introduces basic and critical issues of Hebrew syntax for beginning and intermediate readers of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

Bill T. Arnold (Author), John H. Choi (Author)

9781107434967, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 August 2018

266 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 kg

A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax introduces and abridges the syntactical features of the original language of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. An intermediate-level reference grammar for Biblical Hebrew, it assumes an understanding of elementary phonology and morphology, and it defines and illustrates the fundamental syntactical features of Biblical Hebrew that most intermediate-level readers struggle to master. The volume divides Biblical Hebrew syntax and morphology into four parts. The first three cover the individual words (nouns, verbs, and particles) with the goal of helping the reader move from morphological and syntactical observations to meaning and significance. The fourth section moves beyond phrase-level phenomena and considers the larger relationships of clauses and sentences. Since publication of the first edition, research on Biblical Hebrew syntax has substantially evolved. This new edition incorporates these developments through detailed descriptions of grammatical phenomena from a linguistics approach. It retains the labels and terminology used in the first edition to maintain continuity with the majority of entry-level and more advanced grammars.

1. Introduction
2. Nouns
3. Verbs
4. Particles
5. Clauses and sentences
Appendix I
Appendix II.

Subject Areas: Judaism [HRJ], Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]