Biblical Hebrew 3600-7-HE2-JHK(Z)

Issues raised in the first semester

Morphology of Biblical Hebrew:
- The noun (gender and number, status absolutus, status constructus, forms with the suffixes).
- The adjective (gender and number; predicative and attributive adjectives).
- The pronoun (personal, pointing, possessive, interrogative).
- The prepositions.
- The simple nominal clauses.
- The verb and the basic categories of verb: perfectum, imperfectum, participium, imperativus, and their morphological structure;its functions.
- the conjugative system of the biblical Hebrew
- the verbs with the suffixes.

Issues raised in the second semester
Biblical Hebrew Syntax - the syntactical features of the original language of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
It will be defined and illustrated the fundamental syntactical features of Biblical Hebrew that most intermediate-level readers struggle to master.
The Biblical Hebrew syntax and morphology will be divided into two parts. The first covers the individual words (nouns, verbs, and particles) with the goal of helping the reader move from morphological and syntactical observations to meaning and significance.
The second section moves beyond phrase-level phenomena and considers the larger relationships of clauses and sentences. through detailed descriptions of grammatical phenomena from a linguistics approach.

Term 2025Z:

Issues raised in the first semester

Term 2026Z:

Issues raised in the first semester

Course coordinators

Marek Baraniak

Type of course

General:

general courses
elective courses
foreign languages
translation courses

Term 2025Z:

translation courses
elective courses
optional courses
obligatory courses
general courses
foreign languages
supplementary

Term 2026Z:

optional courses
foreign languages
translation courses
elective courses
obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

During the regular course, the student has the opportunity to learn the basics of grammar of biblical Hebrew. Know the basic vocabulary and syntactic phenomena, gradually acquire proficiency in the use transliteration, learn loud and correct reading of biblical texts and the ability to independently perform simple grammar exercises. It provides an understanding of elementary phonology and morphology of the Biblical Hebre.

Learning outcomes

1. KNOWLEDGE
- the basics morphology of BH
- the basic gramatical terms, words and phrases BH

2. SKILLS
- reading of the HB
- transcriiption and transliteration
- translate the easier biblical texts (using a dictionary)
- interpretation of the biblical text

Assessment criteria

The conditions:
- regular attendance and participation in lectures
- positive assessment of all regular tests

Bibliography

Podręcznik własny do I i II semestru,
Literatura uzupełniajaca:
G. DEIANA, A. SPREAFICO, Wprowadzenie do hebrajszczyzny biblijnej (Warszawa 2001).
LAMBDIN T., Wprowadzenie do hebrajskiego biblijnego, Lublin 2012.
KOEHLER L., BAUMGARTNER W., STAMM J. J., DEC P. (red. wyd. pol.), Wielki słownik hebrajsko-polski i aramejsko-polski Starego Testamentu, PSB 30, t. 1‑2, Oficyna Wydawnicza „Vocatio”, Warszawa 2008.
STRONG J., Hebrajsko-polski i aramejsko-polski słownik Stronga z lokalizacją słów hebrajskich i aramejskich oraz kodami Baumgartnera, PSB 45, Oficyna Wydawnicza „Vocatio”, Warszawa 2017.

Notes

Term 2025Z:

The conditions:
- regular attendance and participation in lectures
- positive assessment of all regular tests