Basics of Biblical Hebrew - Session 1 - The Hebrew Alphabet

Basics of Biblical Hebrew provides 36 easy-to-follow lessons introducing the grammar and language of the Hebrew Bible.

Integrated for use with today’s bestselling Hebrew text, it is an ideal resource for traditional students in need of additional instruction; for professors, who can now utilize precious classroom time for discussion and exercises and have students watch lectures at home; and for self-learners and homeschoolers with an interest in learning Hebrew on their own.

Each lesson is short and is taught by experienced teacher Miles V. Van Pelt using a logical and simple method of learning biblical Hebrew, an approach he’s refined over more than 20 years of studying and instructing students in biblical languages.

Focused on the structural pattern of biblical Hebrew instead of tedious memorization, each video session will give students in formal language classes and self-learners alike the basic understanding they need to begin studying the Hebrew Scriptures.

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[AlobukhosiBokani-myvk]

Excellent teaching methods ... That's top class .... Best teachers simplify concepts, this is very good.

[eshcursodehebreobiblicoene]

being able to read Biblical Hebrew is a priceless gift 🎁

[mariateresa]

Today is my first day to study Hebrew with your session 1 lecture. Tremendous help. Thank you for posting this. God bless your ministry.

[lucasreynolds]

I wouldn’t be upset if all the video lectures were posted on YouTube 🤷🏼‍♂️

[r.mercado]

I like his teaching style. I have one word to describe the professor: Outstanding!

[nawthalaylarpaw]

Thank you. I love to learn Hebrew. I'm from Myanmar by the way.

[joyceborden]

This is the best presentation by far that I have watched. So clear! Thank you!

[apollosun]

Loved the section on how to draw each letter.

[zedwhyex]

This is super interesting, thank you! What a beautiful 'language of the ancients' - certainly not as difficult as I thought it would be - feeling motivated to learn more now 🙂

[kimmykimko]

I took a year of Arabic and it's so similar, that's great I have a head start ( though I've basically forgotten most of what I learned 😂)

[Kimberly-ulph]

The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 letters, all consonants, though four of them—alef, he, waw, and yod—are also employed to represent long vowels.

Shin is the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet ; Numerical value: 300 ; Sound: "SH" with a dot over the right side, and "S" with a dot over the left

[keithrichardson]

Thank you I have learned things that I didn't know before

[akbaralikhan]

Wonderful Lecture, Thank you so much!
Stay safe and blessed!

[harrisonwemple]

For alphabet practice, the run-through begins at 1:38

[denfarc]

Excellent lecture Sir. All topics are well explained. Interesting and very informative.

[DarkPaadin]

Might you be able to post Session 3 instead of Session 1 please? I find that Session 3 is the most important and defining lecture in this series! I have the whole series Logos edition, but I hope you could just post Session 3 for me to share :)

[noweliablake]

Hey everyone Jesus loves you and God got you. We can all learn Hebrew IN JESUS NAME AMEN <3 :)

[michaelg-uxmo]

There is no "W" sound in Hebrew. The letter "VAV", which you represented and pronounced as WAW, is not correct. Vav also serves as a vowel, either O or OO, depending on where the dagesh is placed. Christian concordances often have retained these errors and it is important to correct them.

[hectorpg]

The English speakers pronounce the vowels like in English but in Hebrew they are pronounced like the 5 Spanish vowels (A E I O U)
You say bet > beit but it’s bet without the sound i, like the e in the word pet
The same applies to He > it’s not hei it’s like “je” in Spanish like the word “jefe” in Spanish