Hungry4Hebrew Biblical Hebrew - Beginner Level Course (Aleph)

This course is for absolute beginners to learn to read Biblical Hebrew, gain a rich vocabulary, and learn the grammar, syntax, and interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. It consists of 30 sessions that are 90 minutes each, and the recordings will be available for personal use. There will be optional homework assignments, and a group chat for the class through the phone/desktop app called "Telegram."  The course begins Monday, July 7, 2025 and will be every Monday at 18:30 / 6:30pm Eastern Standard time (5:30pm Central / 3:30 Pacific). Expect a class break for major American and Jewish holidays. Here is the syllabus:

Beginner Level: Foundational Reading, Vocabulary, & Grammar

Lesson 01 - Intro & Reading

Lesson 02 - Letters, Vowels & Reading

Lesson 03 - Syllables & Stress, Sh’va & Dagesh

Lesson 04 - Attachable Words

Lesson 05 - Word Structure, Roots, and Patterns

Lesson 06 - Nouns & Adjectives

Lesson 07 - Pronouns & Suffixes

Lesson 08 - Prepostions

Lesson 09 - Definite Article and Construct Chains

Lesson 10 - Verbless Clauses & Sentence Structure

Lesson 11 - Hebrew Verbal Patterns

Lesson 12 - Qatal (Perfect) Suffixes

Lesson 13 - Yiqtol (Imperfect) Prefixes

Lesson 14 - The Reversing Vav

Lesson 15 - Participles, Volitives and Infinitives

Lesson 16 - Weak Roots

Lesson 17 - Demonstrative and Relative Pronouns

Lesson 18 - Hebrew Numbers

Lesson 19 - Hebrew Adverbs

Lesson 20 - Simple Hebrew Stories

Lesson 21 - Question Words and Forming Questions

Lesson 22 - Directions and Locations, Prepositional Phrases

Lesson 23 - Introduction to Hebrew Colors and Review

Lesson 24 - Family and Relations, Vocabulary Expansion

Lesson 25 - The Calendar and Time Expressions in Hebrew

Lesson 26 - Weather, Seasons, Agriculture, Holy Days

Lesson 27 - Simple Hebrew Poems and Prayers

Lesson 28 - Culturally Significant Words and Phrases

Lesson 29 - Review, Comprehensive Grammar and Vocab

Lesson 30 - End of Level Summary