Annotation

A course in Biblical Hebrew, after which the student is able to read and understand the text of the Hebrew Bible on his/her own. It consists of a four-week introductory workshop and two semesters of study of Biblical Hebrew. During the course, the student becomes familiar with the grammatical and syntactical system of Biblical Hebrew and acquires the necessary vocabulary.

Location

ETF UK, Černá 9, 110 00 Praha 1

Results of learning

Ability to read and understand the text of the Hebrew Bible. Knowledge: The student knows the grammar and syntax of Biblical Hebrew at the level of the Exercise Book of Biblical Hebrew (M. Prudký, Karolinum 2022): in any section of the Hebrew Bible, he/she can identify all forms of noun and verb forms (for nouns, their gender, number, suffixes and prepositions, if necessary; for verbs, their root, stem, type of conjugation); at the level of the verse, he/she can identify the types of sentences of which it is composed and knows the function of each type of sentence in the text. In addition, he has a sufficient vocabulary of the language (about 1200 words). Skills: The student is able to read, understand and translate the original Hebrew Bible text independently. The student is able to analyse the cumulative Hebrew verb forms, taking them apart into elementary pieces, identifying and translating them. The student is able to analyse syntactical structure of any Biblical text. The student can work independently with dictionaries and grammars. Competences: The student is able to independently analyze and interpret Hebrew biblical texts and thus to assess the appropriateness of ideological concepts based on the Hebrew Bible.

Contact for applicants

intl@etf.cuni.cz