English Grammar to Ace Biblical Hebrew

by Miles Van Pelt

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2010

Overview

English Grammar to Ace Biblical Hebrew enables students of biblical Hebrew to grasp the basic concepts of English grammar that are needed in order to be able to transfer these concepts to biblical Hebrew.

One of the biggest problems students encounter learning biblical languages, especially Hebrew, is that they have either forgotten or simply do not know their English grammar. Concepts such as verb tense and voice, relative pronouns, antecedents, adjectival substantives, and the like, sound like familiar terms, but may seem foreign when it’s time to put them to practice.

With chapters such as, “To Be or Not to Be, That Is the Infinitive” and “Pronouns: Grammatical Stunt Doubles,” this book is both clever and engaging. All Hebrew students will become better translators—and ultimately better pastors and leaders—with the help of this book. Tips for studying Hebrew, a glossary, and a list of additional Hebrew resources is also provided.

Key Features

• Provides an introduction to English grammar as a way to assist in understanding Hebrew grammar
• Tailors the lessons so that the Hebrew student learns the concepts pivotal for furthering their knowledge
• Includes multiple ways to utilize the text, and tips on effective studying

Contents

• Alphabet
• Vowels
• Nouns
• The, And, Of
• Prepositions
• Adjectives
• Pronouns
• The Sentence
• Mood, Tense, Aspect
• Person, Gender, Number
• Voice and Action
• Imperative
• Infinitives
• Participles

Top Highlights

“Now remember, the information presented just above is not new information. Everything we have discussed you already know at the intuitive level as a native English speaker (if you are a native English speaker). I have simply taken what you already know and identified appropriate categories and labels. These categories and labels will help to connect your English to God’s Hebrew.” (Page 22)

“In Hebrew, standard word order is traditionally identified as verb-subject-object-modifier (abbreviated VSOM)” (Page 59)

“When a prepositional phrase modifies a noun, it is adjectival.” (Page 38)

“In English, the article appears as its own word, ‘the.’ In Hebrew, however, the definite article never appears independently as its own word. Rather, it is prefixed to the word that it particularizes.” (Page 34)

“Other languages, like Hebrew, Spanish, and English, use word order to indicate word function within a sentence.” (Page 58)

Product Details

• Title: English Grammar to Ace Biblical Hebrew
• Author: Miles Van Pelt
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 112
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: English language › Textbooks for foreign speakers--Hebrew; English language › Grammar, comparative--Hebrew; Hebrew language › Grammar, comparative--English
• ISBNs: 9780310516286, 0310516285
• Resource ID: LLS:ENGGRAMBBCLHEB
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:41:44Z

About Miles Van Pelt

Dr. Miles Van Pelt is Alan Belcher Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages and academic dean for the Jackson campus of Reformed Theological Seminary. He has taught at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts and at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.

He has a deep commitment to and passion for teaching students the Bible in its original languages. To that end, Miles is the coauthor of Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar, Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook, The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew, Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew, and Charts of Biblical Hebrew.

Van Pelt has also contributed to The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis and to the Eerdman’s Bible Dictionary and served as the Old Testament editor for Zondervan’s expository dictionary of biblical words, Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old & New Testament Words. At the RTS campus in Jackson, he teaches Hebrew, historical books, prophetic literature, Old Testament biblical theology, and even Greek. He and his wife, Laurie, have four children.