The FS participle of ‘give’: הוּא נוֹתֵן but הִיא נוֹתַת?
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 No feminine participle of the verb נָתַן-יִתֵּן attested in the Bible It is a bit odd that the qal verb נָתַן-יִתֵּן ‘to give;…
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The seldom discussed III-t (ל״ת) class of Biblical Hebrew Verbs
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 Introduction As a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas, we had a class called “Turbo Hebrew,” in which we read through the…
Why דָּבָר is NOT a ‘thing’: Mistakes in the CLT Classroom
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 Those of us who teach Biblical Hebrew as a living language should be willing to admit our weaknesses—and weaknesses of the method—as we…
How did Jesus pronounce his own name?
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 Every language today has their own way of saying the name ‘Jesus’—English speakers say Jesus, Spanish speakers say /xeˈsus/, German speakers say /ˈjeːzʊs/,…
How do you say ‘hello!’ in Biblical Hebrew?
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 In building the IMMERSION BIBLICAL HEBREW curriculum, I was immediately faced with the question of how an ancient Israelite would have said ‘hello’.…