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At the heart of biblical interpretation is the need to read the Bible's "syntax" (the way words, clauses, and sentences relate to each other). The growing demands on theological education have made it difficult for students of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament) to master the intermediate-level skills required to interpret the syntax of the Bible's original language. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax defines the fundamental syntactical features of the Hebrew Bible, and illustrates each feature with at least one example, extracted from the Bible itself and accompanied with English translation.

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A Simplified Way to Learn Hebrew Syntax        Rating:

This book is excellent for the student of Biblical Hebrew. Often times, many beginning students do not fully learn the rules of syntax in the first couple of semesters of Biblical Hebrew, and it is not until the student begins to read in upper level classes that the fundamentals of syntax are truly necessary. This book meets the need for a concise guide for syntax, explaining in simple ways how things such as the waw verbal sequences and the varied uses of prepositional prefixes work in sentences. The explanations are very simple, and a student who has performed competently in one or two semesters of Hebrew should not have any trouble discerning the terms and lingo of Hebrew grammar and syntax. The book is basically a highly abridged version of Waltke and O'Connor's Biblical Hebrew Syntax, a thick and essential volume that students will want to graduate to upon mastering Arnold and Choi's smaller volume.

I have used this book quite extensively in my own exegesis classes (Dr. Bill Arnold is one my profs) and it has served me very well. Thus, I recommend it to any student of Hebrew that needs reinforcement in their understanding of Hebrew syntax.

Excellent Biblical Hebrew Resource!        Rating:

This book introduces basic issues of Hebrew syntax to beginning and intermediate students.

The work is set out in five parts. After the Introduction there are chapters on Nouns (Nominative, Genitive, Accusative, Apposition, Adjectives, Determination, Numerals), Verbs (Stem, Aspect, Modals, Nonfinites, Verbal Sequences), Particles (Prepositions, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Particles of Existence/Nonexistence, The Particles hinneh and W^hinneh), Clauses and Sentences (Nominal and Verbal Clauses, Subordinate Clauses, Additional Sentence Types). Two Appendices (Stem Charts), a Glossary , Bibliography, Subject and Scripture indices complete the book.

Highly recommended for seminarians and other students of Hebrew.

helpful tool, easy read        Rating:

This is by far the easiest Hebrew Grammar tool I have used. It is very readable and simple to understand and incorporate into Hebrew studies. The only gripe I have is that the outline style organization method is somewhat confusing if you've been studying for more than a couple of hours. Other than that, it is a great tool to use along with a larger lexicon or other more comprehensive resource.

Great Resource in Managable Volume        Rating:

As a beginning student of Hebrew at the graduate level, I selected this book to supplement our course grammar. I found this text to offer understandable extension to information in the grammar. I am very pleased with my purchase, and believe Arnold and Choi have, in a compact work, provided biblical Hebrew students a very valuable tool for understanding how the language goes together.

Great Syntax Resource        Rating:

This is a book I've been looking for. It's nice to have a reference book with all the syntax rules organized and structured. I've used a number of grammars for Biblical Hebrew and some of them deal with syntax to one degree or another, but no one has a summary of syntax rules. This is a great complement to one's study of Biblical Hebrew -- it's not a substitute for a grammar book. I highly recommend it before moving on to Waltke and O'Connor.

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