Mastering Biblical Hebrew
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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For Instructors: Introduction and Methodology (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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For Students: Features (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S0: Hebrew Expressions and Blessings (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S1.1: Hebrew Consonants (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S1.2: Hebrew Vowels (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S2.0: Read Hebrew - Deuteronomy 6:4 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S2.1: Independent Personal Pronouns (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S2.2: Syllables, Accents, Shewa, and Dagesh (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S2.3: Nouns (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S3.0: Read Hebrew - Psalms 118:1, 29; 136:1 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S3.1: Prepositions, Adjectives, and Interrogatives (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S3.2: Definite Article, Triliteral Root, Accents,... (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S4.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 118:24 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S4.1: Interrogative Pronoun, Inseparable Preposition (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S4.2: Qal Perfect (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S5.0: Read Hebrew - Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S5.1: Construct Nouns (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S5.2: Segholate and Irregular Nouns and Adjectives (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S6.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 118:26 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S6.1: Qal Narrative Preterite (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S6.2: Nominal and Verbal Sentences (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S7.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 115:12-13 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S7.1: Hebrew Numbers (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S7.2: Qal Imperfect (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S8.0: Read Hebrew - Jeremiah 11:1-3 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S8.1: Weak Roots (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S8.2: Qal Imperative - Strong and Weak (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S9.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 133:1 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S9.1: Pronoun Suffixes (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S10.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 8:2 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S10.1: Qal Active Participle (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S10.2: Qal Passive Participle (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S11.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 123:2 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S11.1: Near Demonstrative Adjectives (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S11.2: Qal Perfect Consecutive (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S12.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 121:4 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S12.1: Verbal Sequence and Verbal Stems (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S12.2: The Particle ה ֵנּה (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S13.0: Read - Psalms 33:12; 84:5,13; 112:1; 128:1 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S13.1: Qal Cohortative - Strong and Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S13.2: Qal Jussive - Strong and Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S14.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 121:1-2 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S14.1: Qal Infinitive Absolute-Strong and Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S14.2: Qal Infinitive Construct-Strong and Weak Verb (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S15.0: Read Hebrew - Psalm 118:19, 25-26 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S15.1: Niphal - Strong and Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S16.0: Read Hebrew - Deuteronomy 28:1, 3, 4, 6 (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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S16.1: Niphal Stem - Weak Verbs (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)
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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)
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S26.1: Appendices (Mastering Biblical Hebrew)