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  Biblical Hebrew self-study courses, Hebrew resources, books, tapes, lexicons, grammars
We offer courses and resources for studying the biblical Hebrew language and world view.
The course is modular in design aimed at all ages and abilities and covers both the language and the worldview of Biblical Hebrew.
Introduction to and significance of the Hebrew alphabet.
www.biblicalhebrew.com   (692 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Hebrew language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by 6 million people mainly in Israel, parts of the Palestinian territories, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world.
While the term "Hebrew" as a nationality is customarily used to refer to the ancient Israelites, the classical Hebrew language was extremely similar to the Canaanite languages spoken by their neighbors, such as Phoenician; indeed, Moabite and Hebrew are often considered to be two dialects of the same language.
Sephardi Hebrew language is the basis of Standard Hebrew and not all that different from it, although traditionally it has had a greater range of phonemes.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hebrew-language   (9891 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hebrew Language and Literature
Hebrew was the language spoken by the ancient Israelites, and in which were composed nearly all of the books of the Old Testament.
Hebrew belongs to the great Semitic family of languages, the geographical location of which is principally in South-Western Asia, extending from the Mediterranean to the mountains east of the valley of the Euphrates, and from the mountains of Armenia on the north to the southern extremity of the Arabian Peninsula.
In the sixteenth century the study of Hebrew, hitherto almost exclusively confined to the Jews, was taken up by Christian scholars, and under the influence of the Protestant principle of the Bible as the sole rule of faith it received a great impetus.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07176a.htm   (5314 words)

  
 96-98 catalog course descriptions: HEBREW - HEBR
Study of the Hebrew language with emphasis on understanding oral communication; reading and writing to produce simple sentences to convey needs, wishes or thoughts.
Study of the Hebrew language with particular emphasis on production of oral and written communication.
Study of the Hebrew language with emphasis on conversation, reading with comprehension, and on the language's interdependence with historical and contemporary culture.
www.tri-c.cc.oh.us /catalog/9698/COURSES/hebrew/hebr.htm   (187 words)

  
 Courses offering
The Hebrew language as spoken today preserves and perpetuates remains of the world?s most ancient written languages, themselves long extinct, even as it now coins new terms for expressing the most advanced scientific and philosophical concepts.
Language courses are designed to develop proficiency in spoken and written Israeli Hebrew, and to prepare students for advanced readings in the classics of Biblical, rabbinic, and modern Hebrew literature and thought.
Offerings in post-Biblical and modern Hebrew literature are designed to stress the Biblical and Talmudic legacy in language, style, and motif and to cultivate a critical appreciation of Hebraic and Judaic literature and thought through the ages, against the background of world civilization.
www.hunter.cuny.edu /~hebrew/aboutus.html   (582 words)

  
 Tagging Hebrew Tense, Aspect, and Modality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The meaning of the ancient Hebrew verb forms is arguably the major outstanding problem in the study of the Hebrew language.
In more general terms, a natural language learner analyses the linguistic output of several idiolects in the process of constructing his or her own understanding of the language’s grammar.
“The Pragmatics of the 'Tenses' in Biblical Hebrew.” Studies in Language 21 (1997): 245–285.
s91279732.onlinehome.us /thesis/TMA.html   (5294 words)

  
 Hebrew language study prepares mids for religious rites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The first half will be devoted to the study of the Hebrew language.
Hebrew is a difficult language to learn, I have been trying to learn it a little but it has been really hard for me to grasp.
"I am truly honored to have the opportunity to teach the ancient language of Hebrew to midshipmen and introduce them to the Bible as it was seen and studied thousands of years ago," said Newman.
www.dcmilitary.com /navy/trident/8_33/features/25251-1.html   (763 words)

  
 How do we study the ancient Hebrew language and culture?
Anthropology studies the culture and lifestyle of the ancient people as well as modern day Bedouin nomads of the Near East whose culture and lifestyle have remained virtually the same since the days of Avraham.
When we combine and study the material provided by these fields of study, we open the door into their culture and lifestyle which will help us to better understand their words which they have recorded in the Hebrew Bible.
Many passages of the Hebrew Bible will also provide us with insights into the manners and customs of the ancient Hebrews such as Genesis chapter 18 which depicts the nomadic lifestyle of tent dwellers, hospitality customs to strangers and family and household relationships.
www.ancient-hebrew.org /11_howstudy.html   (235 words)

  
 Foreign Language Opportunities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I knew I wanted to continue my study of the Hebrew language when I started school in the fall.
I love taking Hebrew because it is the language of my Jewish heritage and it gives me a connection to Jews around the world.
Hebrew keeps me connected to many important parts of my life and brings me a little reminder of Israel everyday at Indiana.
www.indiana.edu /~college/foreignlanguage/hebrew/hebrewStudents.shtml   (115 words)

  
 Hebrew Language Instruction at Hebrew College
Central to the College's curriculum is the mastery of Hebrew—the language of classical and modern texts.
Through a four-semester Hebrew language sequence, students gain the ability to read and study Hebrew texts, including biblical, rabbinic, medieval and modern sources.
Proficiency in Hebrew IV is a prerequisite for core-text courses in the MA and MJEd curricula.
www.hebrewcollege.edu /html/hebrew_language/hebrew_language.htm   (184 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: A History of the Hebrew Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A History of the Hebrew Language is a comprehensive description of Hebrew from its Semitic origins and the earliest settlement of the Israelite tribes in Canaan to the present day.
Professor Sáenz-Badillos sets Hebrew in the context of the Northwest Semitic languages and examines the origins of Hebrew and its earliest manifestations in ancient Biblical poetry, inscriptions, and prose written before the Babylonian exile.
Even mastery of the Hebrew alphabet is not strictly necessary to use the work because all citations in Hebrew are accompanied by transliterations into the phonetic alphabet.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0521431573   (889 words)

  
 Ma'ayan Winter 2002 Course Schedule
Our goals will include: analysis of language, theology and biblical exegesis, careful attention to the classical commentaries, discussion of the reception and use of aggadah in different medieval schools, especially philosophical and kabbalistic.
Join us as we study these and other prophecies in the first section of Sefer Yirmiyahu as we delve into selected prophecies in chapters 1-28, and attempt to unlock what is unique to this latter prophet.
Studying the author’s attempt to formulate a reason for each mitzvah, we see an ethical master at work.
www.maayan.org /winter02.htm   (1409 words)

  
 Helpful Hints on Hebrew
The Northwest Semitic language group is by far the largest, comprising the previously mentioned Aramaic language that was originally spoken in Aramea (later Syria) and a number of dialects usually termed Canaanite.
We do not know what language the patriarch Abraham spoke when he came from Haran (we can reasonably assume it was an early form of Aramaic) but, apparently, after settling in Canaan he adopted the local Canaanite dialect which became the basis for Israel's national language.
For the Hebrew the action was complete or incomplete; time was almost irrelevant, and that is the way we have to learn to view the action.
www.pbc.org /dp/smith2/ch11.html   (5051 words)

  
 Hebrew language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Advanced study of the Hebrew Language both orally and through the analysis of mostly...
The Hebrew language survived more than 2000 years of disuse but is now being undermined...
The Hebrew is one of the oldest languages of which we have any knowledge.
www.onlydictionary.com /hebrew-language.html   (821 words)

  
 The Biblical Hebrew Web Ring
Understanding the ancient Hebrew language through the study of ancient Hebrew thought and culture.
Book subjects include; ancient pictographic script of Hebrew, learning to read Hebrew, parent, child and adopted roots of the Hebrew language, Hebrew Bible and how the study of the Hebrew language and culture can inhance Biblical interpretation.
Hebrew letters, roots and words defined within their ancient cultural context and meaning.
n.webring.com /hub?ring=hebrew   (717 words)

  
 Why Study Hebrew Language and Culture?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Choosing not to study Hebrew language and culture certainly won't keep you out of heaven and certainly doesn't make you a second-class church member.
She holds a BS in Nursing from the University of Oklahoma, an MA in Biblical Literature and an MA in Advanced Biblical Languages, both from Oral Roberts University.
She teaches Modern Hebrew at Oral Roberts University as Assistant Professor of Modern Languages.
webbpage.topcities.com /Yavo/1_1_Mullican_WhyStudy.html   (917 words)

  
 Language Course Finder - Search over 10000 Language Schools teaching 88 Language courses in 115 Countries
Find language schools and language courses worldwide on the Internet Course Finders, your first information source online for language courses, boarding schools, hotel schools and other international study programmes.
With over 10 000 language schools teaching 88 languages in 115 countries, www.language-learning.net is the largest online directory of language courses and language schools worldwide.
Find the right language school by using search criteria that is important to you (80 criteria including school location, type of language course, duration of study, accommodation supplementary leisure activities…).
www.language-learning.net   (140 words)

  
 Intensive Language Study Abroad Opportunities for Hebrew
While many programs focus on language learning and are conducted in the language of the host country, many others are conducted wholly or partly in English.
The program combines language study and internship options with course work at the University of Haifa and excursions in and outside of Israel.
Intensive Hebrew Courses in Israel for all levels and all ages.
www.studyabroad.com /programs/language/hebrew   (518 words)

  
 Area of Study: Hebrew Language and Literature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Scholars wonder whether it might be the original language mentioned in the Bible, used by God to speak the universe into existence, to speak with Adam, and used by Adam to speak with his family and the animals.
On this basis, the scholars speculate that the one language that is supposed to have preceded the divine scrambling may have been Hebrew.
Scholars have studied a calendar found at Gezer that originates from the times of David and Solomon, ca.
www.iseek.org /sv/22030.jsp?id=310613   (377 words)

  
 Learn Hebrew Online - Live Hebrew Lessons with teachers from Israel
Hebrew Online is the leading and most respected quality institute for teaching and learning Hebrew over the Internet and provides courses for 32 countries around the world.
Students are able to see their teacher, chat with their classmates and actively participate in Hebrew class using a set of interactive tools such as raising their hand, asking a question, or practicing their Hebrew on the whiteboard with the teacher.
The majority of Hebrew Online teachers have taught Hebrew in Israel's leading universities, which are the world's best institutions for Hebrew language tutoring.
www.hebrewonline.com   (422 words)

  
 Ma'ayan Winter 2000 Course Schedule
Through deliberate study of its text, with special emphasis on learning rudimentary biblical Aramaic, we will aspire to understand the sefer and appreciate the important place it has held in the history of Jewish thought.
We will discuss the postulation of the body of statutes dealing with crimes and their punishments in the Torah, and study some of its examples, including those relevant to cities of asylum, shemitah and jubilee years, and Hebrew slaves.
This two-part seminar will allow the participants to study classic texts with Rabbi Strikovsky, as he dramatizes each of the personas of the Jewish thinkers being presented.
www.maayan.org /fall00.htm   (1045 words)

  
 Hebrew College — Inclusive Jewish Education
Expanding access to advanced Jewish education, Hebrew College offers master's degrees in Jewish studies and Jewish education, rabbinical ordination in a transdenominational setting, and a unique Cantor-Educator Program that combines a Master of Jewish Education with cantorial ordination.
Hebrew College is also home to the Boston chapter of the American Jewish Historical Society.
Through the study of Jewish religion, culture, civilization and Hebrew language, Hebrew College is committed to educating students of all ages and backgrounds to become knowledgeable, creative participants, educators and leaders in the Jewish community and the larger world.
www.hebrewcollege.edu   (302 words)

  
 Web Directory: Hebrew Old Testament
Several introductory articles on the Hebrew text and the Hebrew language in general, with a biblography.
This is an excellent book-length introduction to form criticism of the Psalms (and Hebrew poetry in general), by a notable Roman Catholic scholar.
The Hebrew text from the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia and the English text from the New JPS Tanakh (1985) arranged in parallel columns.
www.bible-researcher.com /links08.html   (2053 words)

  
 The Inspiration for studying Martin Luther
Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the Study of the Hebrew Language
Nor a thesis on "Luther on the Hebrew Language".
My Hebrew knowledge was not extensive, and certainly not up to the demands of reading a whole book in Hebrew, and especially not those squiggly little characters of what I found out was Rabbinic Hebrew - the Hebrew in which Rabbis wrote their personal comments and interpretations.
www.glaird.com /inspire1.htm   (3090 words)

  
 The Hebrew Language Study Bookstore: Hebrew Language Books In Association with Amazon.Com Books
Hebrew Language Books In Association with Amazon.Com Books
Language Change in Child and Adult Hebrew : A Psycholinguistic Perspective (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)
The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible : With Main Concordance, Appendix to the Main Concordance, Hebrew and Aramaic Dictionary of the o
www.smokefreekids.com /hebrewbk.htm   (423 words)

  
 Language Study Programs: International Language Studies Guide - Language Schools
The school is specialized in teaching the language and culture of Italy to foreigners.
This course is a field study of the oral history, literature, art, and religious life of the Quichua Indian people.
The Monterey Institute is world-renowned and provides excellent academic as well as language preparation for students interested in working in the international arena as diplomats, business managers, translators and interpreters, policy makers, teach...
www.languageschoolsguide.com /search.cfm   (318 words)

  
 Course Catalog - Hebrew - Moorpark College
A study of the Hebrew language provides specialists to work in areas such as anthropology, economics, political science, literature, and sociology.
Transfer students interested in specializing in Hebrew who wish to qualify for an Associate in Arts Degree could explore International Studies, Jewish Studies or Liberal Studies as a possible major.
Further explores Hebrew language and culture, emphasizing people and history as well as speaking and writing proficiency.
www.moorpark.cc.ca.us /catalog/2002/heb.htm   (318 words)

  
 Language Study Abroad Programs
You can use Language.StudyAbroad.com to conduct an extensive college search for the ideal language school or foreign language study abroad program that suits your needs during your overseas study.
"Studying Aboard The Scholar Ship while traveling the world on a passenger ship with students from diverse cultural backgrounds is an extraordinary opportunity"
Since 1988 Lingua Service Worldwide has been helping students choose and register for full immersion language programs at over 60 of the world's best language schools.
www.studyabroad.com /language   (226 words)

  
 Hebrew language homepage
The Hebrew Program is part of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies.
Academic and cultural activities in the department are supported by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, whose activities are primarily funded by a federal Title VI grant.
The Modern Hebrew Project, which produces tools for the study of Modern Hebrew language and linguistics, is currently in progress at the University of Texas Linguistics Research Center.
www.laits.utexas.edu /hebrew   (358 words)

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