Table Of ContentAnswer Key to Thomas O. Lambdin’s
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
for use by students at Brigham Young University
Version 1.0 – December 2007
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Table of Contents
Lesson 1.......................................................................................................4
Lesson 2.......................................................................................................5
Lesson 3.......................................................................................................8
Lesson 4.....................................................................................................10
Lesson 5.....................................................................................................12
Lesson 6.....................................................................................................14
Lesson 7.....................................................................................................15
Lesson 8.....................................................................................................17
Lesson 9.....................................................................................................18
Lesson 10...................................................................................................19
Lesson 11...................................................................................................21
Lesson 12...................................................................................................23
Lesson 13...................................................................................................25
Lesson 14...................................................................................................27
Lesson 15...................................................................................................29
Lesson 16...................................................................................................31
Lesson 17...................................................................................................34
Lesson 18...................................................................................................36
Lesson 19...................................................................................................38
Lesson 20...................................................................................................40
Lesson 21...................................................................................................46
Lesson 22...................................................................................................50
Lesson 23...................................................................................................52
Lesson 24...................................................................................................55
Lesson 25...................................................................................................57
Lesson 26...................................................................................................59
Lesson 27...................................................................................................62
Lesson 28...................................................................................................64
Lesson 29...................................................................................................66
Lesson 30...................................................................................................69
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Lesson 31...................................................................................................71
Lesson 32...................................................................................................73
Lesson 33...................................................................................................75
Lesson 34...................................................................................................77
Lesson 35...................................................................................................79
Lesson 36...................................................................................................80
Lesson 37...................................................................................................83
Lesson 38...................................................................................................85
Lesson 39...................................................................................................88
Lesson 40...................................................................................................91
Lesson 41...................................................................................................93
Lesson 42...................................................................................................95
Lesson 43...................................................................................................97
Lesson 45.................................................................................................106
Lesson 46.................................................................................................108
Lesson 47.................................................................................................111
Lesson 48.................................................................................................114
Lesson 49.................................................................................................116
Lesson 50.................................................................................................118
Lesson 51.................................................................................................120
Lesson 52.................................................................................................123
Lesson 53.................................................................................................125
Lesson 54.................................................................................................127
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Lesson 1
(a) Divide each of the following words into syllables
sə-ma-‘e-ni mik-ko-kə-be
way-dab-bə-ru də-ba-raw
biq-qash-ti-ka shə-lo-shim
yit-tə-ne-hu yosh-mə-du
ba-ra-ke-ni sə-do-te-kem
hig-gad-ta-ni ya-‘am-du
way-ya-mot ziq-ne-hem
(b) Give the Hebrew for the following orally:
תיִבַּ הַ לצֶ אֵ תיִבַּ בַּ תיִבַּ הַ תיִבַּ (1
הדֶ שַּ בַּ הדֶ שַׂ בְּ הדֶ שַׂ (2
ךְרֶ דֶּ הַ ־לעַ ךְרֶ דֶּ ־לעַ ךְרֶ דֶּ (3
תיִבַּ הַ היֵּ אַ ןקֵ זָּ הַ היֵּ אַ רעַ נַּ הַ היֵּ אַ (4
םשָׁ תיִבַּ הַ םשָׁ ןקֵ זָּ הַ םשָׁ רעַ נַּ הַ (5
הדֶ ּשָׂ הַ וְ תיִבַּ הַ רעַ נַּ הַ וְ ןקֵ זָּ הַ (6
c) Translate:
1. Where is the boy? The boy is in the house.
2. Where is the old man? The old man is there.
3. Where is the house? The house is near the river.
4. The field is near the river.
5. The boy and the old man are in the field.
6. Where is the old man? The old man is on the road.
d) Write the following in Hebrew:
רהָ נָּ הַ לצֶ אֵ הדֶ ּשׂהַ וְ תיִבַּ הַ .1
ךְרֶ דֶּ ־לעַ רעַ נַּ הַ .2
ןקֵ זָּ הַ וְ רעַ נַּ הַ היֵּ אַ .3
הדֶ שָׂ בַּ רעַ נַּ הַ .4
תיִבַּ הַ לצֶ אֵ רהָ נָּ הַ .5
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Lesson 2
(a) Prefix the preposition לְ to the following nouns and pronounce the resulting combination:
The key to this exercise is to notice that all the words begin with a begadkephat letter.
Begadkephat letters are spirantized when they follow a vowel (conversely, they are stops
when they begin a word or follow a closed syllable—i.e. a syllable with a silent shewa).
The prefix לְ does not affect the vowels of the words; it is simply appended to the
beginning of the word.
ןהֵ כֹ לְ לבֶ בָ לְ
םרֶ כֶ֫ לְ רֹובלְ
בלֶ כֶ֫ לְ רקָ בָ לְ
הרָ ֹותלְ רגֵ לְ
שׁרָ פָ לְ לסֶ פֶ֫ לְ
קשֶׂ מֶּ֫ דַ לְ ךְרֶ דֶ֫ לְ
רֹודלְ לרָ ֹוגלְ
רגֶ פֶ֫ לְ ךָפִ֫֫לְ
(b) Add the plural ending as indicated to each of the following nouns in accordance with the
rules given in §§5-6
םילִ וּבגְּ םינִנָ עֲ
תֹובֹוחרְ תֹורִהָ נְ
תֹואבָ צְ םינִכֵ שְׁ
םילִ הָ קְ תֹורִצֵ חְ
(c) Give the proper form of the article for the following nouns:
ררָ הָ הֶ המָ דָ אֲ הָ
רפָ עָ הֶ בלָ הָ הֶ
םדָ אָ הָ המָ כְ חָ הָ
בירִהָ לכָ יהֵ הָ
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(d) Form the plurals of the following nouns, using the ending indicated:
םירִגָ פְּ םידִבָ עֲ
םילִ קָ שְׁ םיכִ לָ מְ
םירִבָ קְ םירִבָ דְּ
םידִלָ יְ םינִקֵ זְ
תֹומצָ עֲ םיכִ רָ דְּ
םינִבָ אֲ תֹושׁפָ נְ
םירִעָ נְ םירִדָ חֲ
תֹורהָ נְ תֹוברָ הֲ
(e) Give the Hebrew for the following orally:
םישִׁ נָ אֲ בָּ םישִׁ נָ אֲ הָ םישִׁ נָ אֲ שׁיאִ .1
םישִׁ נָּ בַּ םישִׁ נָּ הַ םישִׁ נָ הּשָׁ אִ .2
םיכִ לָ מְ ־לע םיכִ לָ מְ ךְלֶ מֶ .3
םינִקֵ זְ־לע םינִקֵ זְ ןקֵ זָ .4
םיתִּ בָּ הַ לצֶ אֵ םיתִּ בָּ תיִבַּ .5
םירִפָ סְּ בַּ םירִפָ סְ רפֶ סֵ .6
םירִעָ בֶּ םירִעָ ריעִ .7
(f) Translate:
1. The men are in the city.
2. The women are in the house.
3. The king and the servants are in the temple.
4. The books are in the house.
5. Where are the young men? The young men are in the field.
6. Where are the houses? The houses are in the city.
7. Where are the rivers? The rivers are there.
8. The cities are there and the road is here.
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(g) Write in Hebrew:
ריעִ בָּ םישִׁ נָּ הַ וְ םישִׁ נָ אֲ הָ .1
לכָ יהֵ בָּ ךְלֶ מֶּ הַ .2
הפֹּ םישִׁ נָּ הַ .3
םידִבָ עֲ הָ וְ םירִעַ נְּהַ הפֹ יאֵ .4
ריעִ בָּ םירִפָ סְּ הַ .5
תֹורִהָ נְּהָ לצֶ אֵ םירִעָ הֶ .6
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Lesson 3
(a) Give all four forms (masc., fem.; sing., pl.) of the following adjectives:
sing plural sing plural
m שֹׁודקָ םישִׁ ֹודקְ m דבֵ כָּ םידִבֵ כְּ
f f
השָׁ ֹודקְ תֹושֹׁודקְ הדָ בֵ כְּ תֹודבֵ כְּ
sing plural sing plural
m קֹוחרָ םיקִ ֹוחרְ m אמֵ צָ םיאִ מֵ צְ
f f
הקָ ֹוחרְ תֹוקֹוחרְ האָ מֵ צְ תֹואמֵ צְ
sing plural sing plural
m בֹורקָ םיבִ ֹורקְ m םלֵ שָׁ םימִ לֵ שְׁ
f f
הבָ ֹורקְ תֹובֹורקְ המָ לֵ שְׁ תֹומלֵ שְׁ
(b) Give the Hebrew for the following orally:
note that the vowel in ןטֹ קָ in changes to patah when endings are added: הנָ טַ קְ
.1
ערַ הָ שׁיאִ הָ ןטֹ קָּ הַ שׁיאִ הָ בֹוטּהַ שׁיאִ הָ
.2
העָ רָ הָ ריעִ הָ הנָ טַ קְּ הַ ריעִ הָ הלָ ֹודגְּ הַ ריעִ הָ
.3
הבָ ֹוטּהַ הּשָׁ אִ הָ הנָּ ֹוטקְּ הּשָׁ אִ הָ הפָ יָּ הַ הּשָׁ אִ הָ
.4
לֹודגָּ תיִבַּ ןטֹ קָ הדֶ שָׂ הלָ ֹודגְּ ריעִ בֹוט דלֶ יֶ
.5
הלָ ֹודגְּ הַ ריעִ הָ לצֶ אֵ הלָ ֹודגְּ הַ ריעִ בָּ ריעִ בָּ
.6
לֹודגָּ הַ רהָ נָּ הַ לצֶ אֵ לֹודגָּ הַ לכָ יהֵ בַּ
.7
הלָ ֹודגְּ הַ םירִעָ בֶּ םירִעָ בֶּ םירִעָ הֶ םירִעָ
.8
םיעִ רָ הָ םישִׁ נָ אֲ בָּ םיעִ רָ הָ םישִׁ נָ אֲ הָ םישִׁ נָ אֲ הָ םישִׁ נָ אֲ
.9
תֹוערָ הָ םישִׁ נָּ הַ ־לעַ םישִׁ נָּ הַ םישִׁ נָ
.10
הלָ ֹודגְּ הַ ץרֶ אָ הָ ץרֶ אָ הָ ץרֶ אֶ
(c) Translate:
1. The woman is very evil
2. He is handsome
3. The man and the woman are very beautiful
4. Where are the good men? The good men are in the small city
5. Where is the evil youth? He is in the big house
6. Where is the king? He is in the great palace
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7. Who is good? The beautiful woman is good
8. The thing [word] is very good
9. The famine is great in the city
10. The servants are very evil
11. The old men are near the house
12. The small cities are near the great river
(d) Write in Hebrew:
דאֹ מְ תֹופיָ םישִׁ נָּ הַ .1
דאֹ מְ הלָ ֹודגְּ ריעִ הָ .2
ןטֹ קָ הדֶ שָׂ לצֵ אֵ תיִבַּ הַ .3
ךְרֶ דֶּ הַ ־לעַ םישִׁ נָּ הַ וְ םישִׁ נָ אֲ הָ .4
ריעִ בָּ םילִ ֹודגְּ הַ םיתִ בָּ הַ .5
תֹוערָ םישִׁ נָּ הַ .6
ןטֹ קָ רבָ דָּ הַ .7
ךְרֶ דֶּ הַ לצֶ אֵ ןטֹ קָּ הַ ןגָּ הַ .8
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Lesson 4
(a) Form the plurals of the following nouns:
םירִפְ סֹ םיבִ נָּ גַּ
םידִעֲ ֹומ תֹונחָ לְ שֻׁ
םינִכָּ שְׁ מִ םישִׁ דָּ קְ מִ
(b) Give the Hebrew for the following orally:
בשֵׁ יֹ טפֵ ּשֹׁ הַ .1 ךְלֵ הֹ ךְאָ לְ מַּ הַ .5
בתֵ כֹּ ךְלֶ מֶּ הַ .2 ןתֵ נֹ שׁיאִ הָ .6
ךְלֵ הֹ דלֶ יֶּ הַ .3 לכֵ אֹ דבֶ עֶ הָ .7
תנֶ תֶ נֹ הּשָׁ אִ הָ .4 תכֶ לֶ הֹ הּשָׁ אִ הָ .8
(c) Pluralize each of the items in the preceding exercise. E.g. the judges are sitting, etc.
םיבִ שְׁ יֹ םיטִ פְ ּשֹׁ הַ .1 םיכִ לְ הֹ םיכִ אָ לְ מַּ הַ .5
םיבִ תְ כֹּ םיכִ לָ מְּ הַ .2 םינִתְ נֹ םישִׁ נָ אֲ הָ .6
םיכִ לְ הֹ םידִלָ יְהַ .3 םילִ כְ אֹ םידִבָ עֲ הָ .7
תֹונתְ נֹ םישִׁ נָּ הָ .4 תֹוכלְ הֹ םישִׁ נָּ הָ .8
(d) Transform the items of exercise (b) into noun + modifier, as “the judge who is sitting,” etc.
בשֵׁ יֹּהַ טפֵ ּשֹׁ הַ .1 ךְלֵ הֹ הַ ךְאָ לְ מַּ הַ .5
בתֵ כֹּ הַ ךְלֶ מֶּ הַ .2 ןתֵ נֹּ הַ שׁיאִ הָ .6
ךְלֵ הֹ הַ דלֶ יֶּ הַ .3 לכֵ אֹ הָ דבֶ עֶ הָ .7
תנֶ תֶ נֹּ הַ הּשָׁ אִ הָ .4 תכֶ לְ הֹ הַ הּשָׁ אִ הָ .8
(e) Translate:
1. The judge is giving the book to the man.
2. The woman is sitting and eating in the house.
3. The men are going to the great temple.
4. The king is sitting and writing in the book
5. The messengers are going to the temple.
6. The thing is evil in the eyes of the people.
7. The young men are going to the river.
8. The king is sitting on the throne in the temple.
9. The people are dwelling in the great land.
10. The man and the woman are dwelling in the evil city.
11. The judges are going to the river.
12. The boys are sitting near the small river.
13. He is writing the words upon the book.
