Learn Hebrew Inductively!

Through the Book of Jonah

Want to learn biblical Hebrew? Why not learn it while actually reading through the book of Jonah? This course teaches the equivalent of two semesters of biblical Hebrew, starting with verse 1 of Jonah and reading through to the end. When you reach a critical mass on a topic, we pause and systematize what you have learned.

The first half of the course goes through Jonah 1-2 in seven sections: 1) the Hebrew Letters, 2) the Hebrew Vowels, 3) Nouns, Articles, Adjectives, 4) Demonstrative and Personal Pronouns, 5) The Imperfect Tense, 6) The Perfect Tense, and 7) Overview of Hebrew Stems. This material is at least the equivalent content of one semester of biblical Hebrew.

The second half then finishes Jonah 3-4, reviewing material from the first half as it appears, but also filling in the gaps left from the first half. Its seven sections include: 1) the Hiph'il Stem, 2) the Niph'al Stem, 3) the Pi'el Stem, 4) the Hithpa'el and Passive Stems, 5) Infinitives, 6) Weak Verbs, and 7) Finishing Jonah. At this point, you will have covered the equivalent content of a year of biblical Hebrew, but will likely be able to read the Bible much better than after two semesters with the traditional approach.