The Biblical Hebrew Verb: A Linguistic Introduction

by John A. Cook

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2024

Overview

A leading expert in Biblical Hebrew describes the system of Hebrew verbs to provide students with an understanding of the grammar and develop their skills at interpreting and translating the Hebrew of the Old Testament.

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.

Key Features

• Equips students to interpret Hebrew verbs and translate them more accurately
• Useful as a supplementary text in both grammar and exegesis courses
• Offers an accessible linguistic treatment of the Biblical Hebrew verb in all its facets

Product Details

• Title: The Biblical Hebrew Verb: A Linguistic Introduction
• Author: John A. Cook
• Series: Learning Biblical Hebrew
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 332
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Hebrew language › Verb--Textbooks
• ISBNs: 9781540967220, 9781540961129, 9781493444168, 9781493444175, 1540967220, 1540961125, 1493444166, 1493444174
• Resource ID: LLS:BBLCLHBRNTRDCTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-12-13T02:03:33Z

About John A. Cook

Dr. John A. Cook is assistant professor of Old Testament. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to coming to Asbury Seminary, Dr. Cook was on the faculty at Asian Theological Seminary in the Philippines from 1993 to 1996. He and his wife, Kathy, have four children.