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Learn to Read Biblical Hebrew: A Guide To Learning The Hebrew Alphabet, Vocabulary And Sentence Structure Of The Hebrew Bible

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I am using this book as part of my Biblical Hebrew lessons but find that the author has been careless both in his English and Hebrew. The book needs a proofreader as there are missing vowels, misplaced vowels, a discussion of an alphabet letter which depicts the wrong letter and spelling mistakes in the English. The book is generally helpful, but it is unacceptable to have so many errors in a textbook. As a professor of Latin and Greek I can attest to the fact that some of the explanations of grammatical concepts are not correct. The transliteration also has some mistakes and should be used with caution.

I thought learning Hebrew was going to be difficult, not only for me but my children I was trying to teach.(ages 4-10) I was wrong this book made it sooooo simple and fast. Easy to understand. No, research needed or alot of searching for what you need in this book. Very well laid out. When you are done with one day you simply turn the page, you have review of the previous page and the new letters and sounds. You do not need another book to learn the letters and sounds and vowel points.
Highly recommended.

This book is extremely helpful in getting to know the Hebrew alphabet and pronunciation. The phonetic exercises are very good, and I find myself being reminded of Hebrew words just from hearing similar sounds.

The downside is that this book is in no way extensive. Unless you would really enjoy reading the dictionary in the back, there are only about 4-7 examples to help build vocabulary in each chapter, along with the entire chapter of Genesis 1:1.

Learning Hebrew is for the patient. I was hoping for vocabulary building exercises similar to those when I learned the Romance Languages: I am running. I ran. You are running. I sent a letter, etc. I would rather have those simple sentences and THEN approach Genesis, rather than building my vocabulary straight from its verses. One can't be expected to learn Italian by diving straight into Dante, but that's analogous to what this book does.

This book is so wonderful. It is very informative on the Hebrew language. You also learn how to pronounce the letters and vowels in Hebrew. You can even listen to the pronunciations on the website provided in the book. You get an inside look at Hebrew, from an author who truly loves the language. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in learning how to read the Tanakh (Old Testament) in it's original language and not someone else's version (KJV, NIV, NASB, etc....) This is the first step in a journey to reaching a fuller biblical truth in your life. Learning Biblical Hebrew is like seeing the ocean for the very first time. There is so much beauty there to discover. Enjoy the adventure! It is life changing!

the lessons were good up until maybe lesson 5. after that it was confusing, and several of the references to a numbered example were misnumbered. it doesn't appear that this book was proofed very well. definitely disappointing, in my humble opinion.

I definitely recommend this book and purchasing it through Amazon as well. Do you love to learn about The Creator and what He truly wants you to know? Do you want to learn Biblical Hebrew in a way that's easy to understand? If you answered yes to one of these questions, you should purchase this book!

Jeff Benner's book is must have primer for those interested in learning Hebrew. It was my first introduction into Hebrew, a language I thought must be impossible to learn. In this book, Jeff gives you the basics and makes the impossible actually quite doable! I am well into reading the Tanach in Hebrew as a result of learning the basics in this invaluable book, and still use it as a reference. Check out all his other books for a fascinating look at the origins and meaning of the Hebrew language. Even if you don't want to learn the language, his books about the language will give you a whole new insight into the scriptures.

Wish I had this book earlier, would have made my studying the Hebrew language so much easier and fulfilling.
Nothing can compare with knowing the Hebrew language, especially so in understanding the fullness of Scriptures.
Thank you so much, Jeff.

I bought this book as a homeschooler, to help my son learn Hebrew as a Biblical language. It is a great first learning tool to learning Hebrew.

It is a sound basic text. I would recommend this to anyone interested in reading Biblical text in the original for factual meaning.