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First Hebrew Book - Softcover

Thomas Kerchever Arnold

 
9781332782789: First Hebrew Book

Synopsis

This book introduces the Hebrew language, beginning with an overview of its history and a discussion of its relationship with other Semitic languages. It provides an insight into the Semitic languages in general and offers a review of their origin and evolution as far as we know it today. Furthermore, the book discusses the nature of Hebrew within its historical context, including the distinctive points of the Hebrew alphabet and the variations of its written forms over time. The author also includes a short description of the major changes that the spoken language underwent in the centuries between the Old Testament and the New, and then through to the present day. The book goes on to present the Semitic writing system, orthography, and phonetics, and then provides a detailed methodology for reading and writing Hebrew in both traditional and modern forms, with practice exercises for the reader to engage in. It introduces the learner to vocabulary and grammar and includes detailed reading lessons in both written and spoken forms of the language.

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