Early Hebrew Orthography

Early Hebrew Orthography
Author: Frank Moore Cross Jr.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2023-01-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666766550

The World's Oldest Alphabet

The World's Oldest Alphabet
Author: Douglas Petrovich
Publisher: Hendrickson Academic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Alphabet
ISBN: 9789652208842

For about 150 years, scholars have attempted to identify the language of the world's first alphabetic script, and to translate some of the inscriptions that use it. Until now, their attempts have accomplished little more than identifying most of the pictographic letters and translating a few of the Semitic words. With the publication of The World's Oldest Alphabet, a new day has dawned. All of the disputed letters have been resolved, while the language has been identified conclusively as Hebrew, allowing for the translation of 16 inscriptions that date from 1842 to 1446 BC. It is the author's reading that these inscriptions expressly name three biblical figures (Asenath, Ahisamach, and Moses) and greatly illuminate the earliest Israelite history in a way that no other book has achieved, apart from the Bible.

A History of the Hebrew Language

A History of the Hebrew Language
Author: Angel Sáenz-Badillos
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1996-01-25
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521556347

This book is a comprehensive description of Hebrew from its Semitic origins and the earliest settlement of the Israelite tribes in Canaan to the present day.

Hebrew Word Pictures

Hebrew Word Pictures
Author: Frank T. Seekins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2002
Genre: Hebrew language
ISBN:

The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible

The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible
Author: Jeff A. Benner
Publisher: Ancient Hebrew Research Center
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2021-06-28
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1589397762

All previous Biblical Hebrew lexicons have provided a modern western definition and perspective to Hebrew roots and words. This prevents the reader of the Bible from seeing the ancient authors' original intent of the passages. This is the first Biblical Hebrew lexicon that defines each Hebrew word within its original Ancient Hebrew cultural meaning. One of the major differences between the Modern Western mind and the Ancient Hebrew's is that their mind related all words and their meanings to a concrete concept. For instance, the Hebrew word "chai" is normally translated as "life", a western abstract meaning, but the original Hebrew concrete meaning of this word is the "stomach". In the Ancient Hebrew mind, a full stomach is a sign of a full "life". The Hebrew language is a root system oriented language and the lexicon is divided into sections reflecting this root system. Each word of the Hebrew Bible is grouped within its roots and is defined according to its original ancient cultural meaning. Also included in each word entry are its alternative spellings, King James translations of the word and Strong's number. Indexes are included to assist with finding a word within the lexicon according to its spelling, definition, King James translation or Strong's number.

The Invention of Hebrew

The Invention of Hebrew
Author: Seth L. Sanders
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2011
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0252078357

How choosing a language created a people

Spelling Morphology

Spelling Morphology
Author: Dorit Diskin Ravid
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2011-08-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 144190588X

Modern Hebrew is a highly synthetic Semitic language—its lexicon is rich in morphemes. This volume supplies the first in-depth psycholinguistic analysis of the interaction between morphological knowledge and spelling in Hebrew. It also examines how far this model can be applied to other languages. Anchored to a connectionist, cognitive, cross-linguistic and typological framework, the study accords with today’s perception of spelling as being much more than a mere technical skill. Contemporary psycholinguistic literature views spelling as a window on what people know about words and their structure. The strong correlation between orthographies and morphological units makes linking consistent grammatical and lexical representation and spelling units in speaker-writers a key research goal. Hebrew’s wealth of morphological structures, reflected in its written form, promotes morphological perception and strategies in those who speak and write it, adding vitality and relevance to this work.

Learn to Read Biblical Hebrew

Learn to Read Biblical Hebrew
Author: Jeff A. Benner
Publisher: Ancient Hebrew Research Center
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2004-05
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781589395848

Anyone interested in learning to read the Hebrew Bible in its original language will find within the pages of this book all the resources needed to begin this wonderful journey. The book is laid out in four parts. The first part teaches the Hebrew alphabet through a series of lessons. The second part teaches word and sentence structure of the Hebrew language by breaking down each Hebrew word in Genesis chapter one, verses one through five. The Hebrew text of Genesis chapter one is provided for reading and comprehension practices in part three. The fourth part of the book contains charts and dictionaries of prefixes, suffixes, words and roots of the Hebrew language to assist the reader with vocabulary definitions and comprehension. Within a short amount of time the Hebrew student will soon be reading the Bible through the eyes of the author rather than the opinions of a translator.