Meeting the need for a textbook for classroom use after first year Hebrew grammar, Waltke and O’Connor integrate the results of modern linguistic study of Hebrew and years of experience teaching the subject in this book. In addition to functioning as a teaching grammar, this work will also be widely used for reference and self-guided instruction in Hebrew beyond the first formal year. Extensive discussion and explanation of grammatical points help to sort out points blurred in introductory books. More than 3,500 Biblical Hebrew examples illustrate the points of grammar under discussion. Four indexes (Scripture, Authorities cited, Hebrew words, and Topics) provide ready access to the vast array of information found in the 40 chapters. Destined to become a classic work, this long-awaited book fills a major gap among modern publications on Biblical Hebrew.
Table of Contents:
Abbreviations and Sigla
Preface
1. Language and Text
2. History of the Study of Hebrew Grammar
3. Basic Concepts
4. Grammatical Units
5. Noun Patterns
6. Gender
7. Number
8. Nominative Function and Verbless Clauses
9. Genitive Function
10. Accusative Function and Related Matters
11. Prepositions
12. Apposition
13. Definiteness and Indefiniteness
14. Adjectives
15. Numerals
16. Personal Pronouns
17. Demonstratives
18. Interrogatives and Indefinites
19. Relatives
20. Introduction to the Verbal System
21. The System of Verbal Stems
22. Qal Stem
23. Niphal Stem
24. Piel Stem
25. Pual Stem
26. Hithpael Stem
27. Hiphil Stem
28. Hophal Stem
29. Introduction to the Conjugations
30. Suffix (Perfective) Conjugation
31. Prefix (Non-Perfective) Conjugation
32. Waw + Suffix Conjugation
33. Waw + Prefix Conjugation
34. Jussive, Imperative, Cohortative
35. Infinitive Absolute
36. Infinitive Construct
37. Participles
38. Subordination
39. Coordination and Clausal Adverbs
40. Exclamations and Polar Questions
Glossary
Bibliography
Indexes
