Williams’ Hebrew Syntax
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Although the morphology and lexicon of Hebrew are reasonably well understood, its syntax has long been a neglected area of study. Syntax, the relationship of words to one another, forms, together with morphology, the material of grammar. Its relative importance varies according to the language considered. This is particularly true of word order, for when an inflected language loses its case endings, word order assumes many of the functions of the former cases. This outline by Professor Williams re-emphasizes the significance of word order in Hebrew. Developed over fifteen years in a formal course on Hebrew syntax at the University of Toronto, it treats the syntax of the noun, the verb, particles and clauses, with a selection of illustrative examples. Its contents are based on classical Hebrew prose, but some account is also taken of the deviations in later prose and poetry. In this new edition English translations have been provided for all Hebrew phrases and sentences, and the bibliography has been expanded.
- Re-emphasizes the significance of word order in Hebrew.
- Treats the syntax of the noun, the verb, particles and clauses.
- Provides for all Hebrew phrases and sentences.
- Title: Williams' Hebrew Syntax
- Author: John C. Beckman
- Publisher: University of Toronto
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Pages: 264
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- ISBNs: 9780802094292, 0802094295
- Resource ID: LLS:WLLMSHBRWSYNTX
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-25T19:19:25Z
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Christopher Genszler
10/9/2025
Top recommended by my Hebrew professors in seminary! Logos, hurry up with the program!Steve Miller
2/14/2025
My daughter bought me this as hardcopy for my birthday last year. Very well written and organized. The short, understandable section on construction chains alone is worth the price of the book.Jim Darlack
10/1/2024
Jump on this resource! If Logos tags this grammar well, it will provide an excellent bridge between multiple Hebrew grammars. Beckman's update of Williams not only reviews Hebrew syntax, it also clues the reader into relevant discussions in many of the major Hebrew Grammars available at the time it was published.