The World's Oldest Alphabet

The World's Oldest Alphabet
Author: Douglas Petrovich
Publisher: Hendrickson Academic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Alphabet
ISBN: 9789652208842

For about 150 years, scholars have attempted to identify the language of the world's first alphabetic script, and to translate some of the inscriptions that use it. Until now, their attempts have accomplished little more than identifying most of the pictographic letters and translating a few of the Semitic words. With the publication of The World's Oldest Alphabet, a new day has dawned. All of the disputed letters have been resolved, while the language has been identified conclusively as Hebrew, allowing for the translation of 16 inscriptions that date from 1842 to 1446 BC. It is the author's reading that these inscriptions expressly name three biblical figures (Asenath, Ahisamach, and Moses) and greatly illuminate the earliest Israelite history in a way that no other book has achieved, apart from the Bible.

The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible

The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible
Author: Jeff A. Benner
Publisher: Ancient Hebrew Research Center
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2021-06-28
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1589397762

All previous Biblical Hebrew lexicons have provided a modern western definition and perspective to Hebrew roots and words. This prevents the reader of the Bible from seeing the ancient authors' original intent of the passages. This is the first Biblical Hebrew lexicon that defines each Hebrew word within its original Ancient Hebrew cultural meaning. One of the major differences between the Modern Western mind and the Ancient Hebrew's is that their mind related all words and their meanings to a concrete concept. For instance, the Hebrew word "chai" is normally translated as "life", a western abstract meaning, but the original Hebrew concrete meaning of this word is the "stomach". In the Ancient Hebrew mind, a full stomach is a sign of a full "life". The Hebrew language is a root system oriented language and the lexicon is divided into sections reflecting this root system. Each word of the Hebrew Bible is grouped within its roots and is defined according to its original ancient cultural meaning. Also included in each word entry are its alternative spellings, King James translations of the word and Strong's number. Indexes are included to assist with finding a word within the lexicon according to its spelling, definition, King James translation or Strong's number.

Studies in Hebrew and Aramaic Orthography

Studies in Hebrew and Aramaic Orthography
Author: David Noel Freedman
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1992
Genre: Aramaic language
ISBN: 9780931464638

This book introduces the student to the textual study of the Hebrew Bible--to help such a student "perceive the work of the numberless and nameless scribes torn between tradition and fashion in their restrained attempts to update the orthography of Scripture." Sixteen essays serve as the bridge from older methods for the study of orthography to newer ones, using the computer to analyze large bodies of text.

Learn to Write the Hebrew Script

Learn to Write the Hebrew Script
Author: Jonathan Lotan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2006
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780300113341

Learn to Write the Hebrew Script presents a new and innovative approach to learning the Hebrew script. Drawing on the common ancestry of European and Hebrew alphabets and the natural inclinations of the writing hand, Orr-Stav shows how the Hebrew script may be understood and acquired almost intuitively through a three-step transformation of ordinary Roman-script cursive. Thoroughly researched but written with a light touch and the empathy of someone who’s been there, Learn to Write the Hebrew Script uncovers several surprises and dispels much of the mystique of what is often an intimidating subject, making the script of the Old Testament much more accessible to millions of non-Hebrew speakers worldwide. "What sets this book apart is its novel approach to the subject, which offers the Western reader a far more accessible and less intimidating approach to the subject."—J.P. Kang, Princeton Theological Seminary "A completely novel approach to this knotty problem. For anyone who wants or needs to learn Hebrew, this book is a must, a valuable adjunct to any teaching aid."—Josephine Bacon, American Translators Association Chronicle "This quirky, unexpected, and utterly charming book offers a three-step method for learning to write Hebrew script, and the author has a gift for presenting the technical and abstract clearly and disarmingly."—The Jerusalem Report

Learn to Read Biblical Hebrew

Learn to Read Biblical Hebrew
Author: Jeff A. Benner
Publisher: Ancient Hebrew Research Center
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2004-05
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781589395848

Anyone interested in learning to read the Hebrew Bible in its original language will find within the pages of this book all the resources needed to begin this wonderful journey. The book is laid out in four parts. The first part teaches the Hebrew alphabet through a series of lessons. The second part teaches word and sentence structure of the Hebrew language by breaking down each Hebrew word in Genesis chapter one, verses one through five. The Hebrew text of Genesis chapter one is provided for reading and comprehension practices in part three. The fourth part of the book contains charts and dictionaries of prefixes, suffixes, words and roots of the Hebrew language to assist the reader with vocabulary definitions and comprehension. Within a short amount of time the Hebrew student will soon be reading the Bible through the eyes of the author rather than the opinions of a translator.

The Mysteries of the Alphabet

The Mysteries of the Alphabet
Author: Marc-Alain Ouaknin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Traces the origins of the alphabet beginning with the first pictograms of 5,000 years ago, describing the changes the alphabet has gone through in different countries and cultures.

A History of the Hebrew Language

A History of the Hebrew Language
Author: Angel Sáenz-Badillos
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1996-01-25
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521556347

This book is a comprehensive description of Hebrew from its Semitic origins and the earliest settlement of the Israelite tribes in Canaan to the present day.

Basics of Biblical Aramaic

Basics of Biblical Aramaic
Author: Miles V. Van Pelt
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Aramaic language
ISBN: 9780310493914

This easy-to-understand book includes everything you need to learn Biblical Aramaic, including a lexicon of Biblical Aramaic, the complete annotated text of all 269 Bible verses written in Aramaic, and chapter exercises with an answer answer key.