The Biblical Hebrew Verb (Paperback)

John A. Cook

ISBN 10: 1540961125 / ISBN 13: 9781540961129

Published by Baker Publishing Group, Ada, MI, 2025

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Paperback. This book relates to the most basic task of biblical studies: understanding and interpreting the ancient text. John Cook, a leading expert in Biblical Hebrew, describes the system of Hebrew verbs in a way that provides students with an understanding of the grammar and develops their skills at interpreting and translating the Hebrew of the Old Testament. Cook has spent a quarter of a century working on the Biblical Hebrew verbal system. Building on and simplifying the author's much-discussed technical work, this book offers an accessible linguistic treatment of the Biblical Hebrew verb in all its facets. Cook illustrates the analyses with over 250 example passages, plus many more footnoted references. The examples range from individual clauses and verses to longer portions to show how the verb forms interact with each other in larger stretches of text. A glossary of linguistic terms further facilitates understanding of the book's linguistic analyses. The Biblical Hebrew Verb will be useful as a supplementary textbook in both grammar and exegesis courses." A leading expert in Biblical Hebrew describes the Hebrew verbal system in a way that helps readers understand its grammar and provides linguistic tools for interpreting and translating the Hebrew Bible. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Biblical Hebrew Verb (Paperback)
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group, Ada, MI
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1540961125
• ISBN 13: 9781540961129
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Biblical Hebrew Verb addresses the most basic task of biblical Hebrew studies: understanding and interpreting how verbs are used in the ancient text. John Cook, an expert in Biblical Hebrew, describes the Hebrew verbal system in a way that helps students understand its grammar and provides linguistic tools for interpreting and translating the Hebrew Bible.

Cook has spent a quarter of a century working on the Biblical Hebrew verbal system. Building on and simplifying the author's much-discussed technical work, this book offers an accessible linguistic treatment of the Biblical Hebrew verb in all its facets. Cook illustrates his analysis with over two hundred fifty example passages and gives references to additional similar passages. The examples range from individual clauses and verses to longer portions in order to show how verbs interact with each other in larger stretches of text. A glossary of linguistic terms further facilitates understanding of the book's linguistic analysis.

The Biblical Hebrew Verb will be useful as a supplementary textbook in both grammar and exegesis courses.

About the Author

John A. Cook (PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is also a research fellow at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in North America at the University of Wisconsin (Madison and Milwaukee campuses), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Wheaton College, and Grace College and internationally in the Philippines, Singapore, Russia, and India.