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An initiation into biblical masoretic Hebrew.
Alternately with LGLOR1631, this course, if the occasion arises, is given to two distinct groups of students according to their level.
- For the level I.1 (beginners) it deals with writing, basic vocabulary, nominal morphology and regular verbs, as well as reading biblical texts of an elementary level.'
- For the level I.2, it deals with morphology of weak verbs and the reading of biblical texts of average difficulty.
Students in Theology and in Biblical Studies follow the level I.1 (value 6 credits in their program).
The students following the course for 9 credits add some additional exercises (value 3 credits).
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Aims |
At the end of this course, the student will be capable to translate a prose text of elementary level from the Hebrew bible. In order to achieve this goal, he will have acquired the writing and the basic vocabulary, and he will be able to recognise the principal characteristics of the morphology (noun and regular verb), and to recognise the principle structures of the phrases.
If the student has already followed LGLOR1631, he will be capable of translating a prose text of average difficulty from the Hebrew bible, using the basic tools (dictionary, grammar). He will be able to explain the principal characteristics of the morphology of weak verbs.
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Biblical masoretic Hebrew is a Canaan dialect (western Semitic), attested in the Jewish bible and in several old inscriptions. Comparatively simple, it nevertheless requires an effort of adaptation for someone confronted with a Semitic language for the first time.
The course permits an initiation to the writing, to the basic vocabulary and to the grammar (morphology of the noun and verb). The course very quickly turns to the reading of biblical texts (stories in Hebrew drawn from Genesis, the Book of judges, or Samuel; the choice will be made with the students).
Such reading allows the student to consolidate his grammatical knowledge and to discover the principal characteristics of Hebrew syntax.
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Bibliography |
Basic works :
- J. Weingreen, L'hébreu biblique : méthode élémentaire, Paris, Beauchesne, 2004 (2e éd. revue et corrigée par J.-C. Haelewyck).
- Ph. Reymond, Dictionnaire d'hébreu et d'araméen bibliques, Paris, Cerf, 1991.
Additional readings :
- P. Joüon, Grammaire de l'hébreu biblique, Rome, P.I.B., 1965.
- F. Brown, S.R. Driver, C.A. Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1975.
- F. Zorell, Lexicon hebraicum et aramaicum Veteris Testamenti, Rome, P.I.B., 1968.
- Th. O. Lambdin, Inroduction à l'hébreu biblique, 2008.
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