Mastering Biblical Hebrew (Hélène M. Dallaire)
Mastering Biblical Hebrew Video Lectures brings the language of the Hebrew Bible to life through proven second language acquisition (SLA) methods. Moving beyond traditional grammar-translation approaches, this video series and its accompanying textbook, Mastering Biblical Hebrew: A Living Language, emphasizes interactive pedagogies that engage students in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for full language integration.
Designed for undergraduate and graduate students, along with homeschool or independent learners, this video series and textbook (sold separately) promote active, multi-sensory learning. Students experience Biblical Hebrew through oral, aural, tactile, written, and performative activities combined with grammar and syntax exercises. Each session introduces new grammatical features that are revisited throughout the sessions, reinforcing retention through meaningful practice and repetition.
The goal of Mastering Biblical Hebrew Video Lectures is to equip learners for intermediate-level reading proficiency and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible while also developing listening, writing, and speaking skills. The videos follow along with the chapters in the textbook and also include short devotional sessions centered on a passage from Scripture and instructor tips for those in a formal or online classroom setting.
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S17.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 118:5-6, 8-9 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S17.1: Piel Stem - Strong Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S17.2: Piel Stem - Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S18.0: Read Hebrew-Psalm 119:12, 65, 72, 80, 97, 105 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S18.1: Pual Stem - Strong Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S18.2: Pual Stem - Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S19.0: Read Hebrew - Isaiah 60:1-2 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S19.1: Hiphil Stem - Strong Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S19.2: Hiphil Stem - Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S20.0: Read Hebrew - Micah 6:8 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S20.1: Hophal Stem - Strong Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S20.2: Hophal Stem - Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S21.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 25:15, 4-6, 8 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S21.1: Hithpael Stem - Strong Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S21.2: Hithpael Stem - Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S22.0: Read Hebrew - Numbers 24:5; Psalms 26:8; 95:6 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S22.1: Hebrew Syntax (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S23.0: Read Hebrew - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S23.1: Textual Criticism (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S23.2: Hebrew Syntax - Temporal and Relative Clauses (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S24.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 134:1-3 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S24.1: Hebrew Syntax - Purpose and ִכּי Clauses (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S25.0: Read Hebrew - Numbers 6:24-26 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S25.1: Hebrew Poetry (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)