HEB 508: Homework

  • 8/27/03: Prepare first five verses-- learn to read them, explore commentary; Find words that include the characters on your two cards.
  • 8/28/03: Continue working on the first five verses; Choose any two words, and prepare to present the commentary on these words to the class.
  • 9/2/03: Practice reading verses 1-5; Read about the definite article in the commentary and glossary.
  • 9/3/03: Find and bring to class five words with the definite article.
  • 9/4/03: Write down five words with the definite article, and ten with the conjunction "and". Turn in on Monday.
  • 9/9/03: Finish preparing chapter 2.
  • 9/11/03: Prepare for the quiz; the preposition "of, belonging to" (shin lamed) and the noun "monkey" (qof waw pe) with suffixes.
  • 9/16/03: Find ten words with a qamatz (long "a" vowel). List them, noting the stress (you may need to work with the Hebrew text), and note for each word whether the vocalization is according to rule (qamatz in the stressed syllable or the one prior to the stress).
  • 9/18/03: Prepare the readings for chapter 3. Find six nouns (any nouns in the singular or plural), and create ten construct chains using these nouns. List the exact meanings of the chain.
  • 9/29/03: Prepare the readings for chapter 4.
  • 10/2/03: Finish preparing chapter 4. Conjugate the following roots, proviting the four forms of the participle:samech gimel resh; gimel mem resh; shin alef lamed; shin lamed chet; shin mem ayin
  • 10/19/03: Prepare the readings for chapter 6
  • 10/21/03: The root gimel mem lamed ("reward") in perfective and imperfective
  • 10/22/03: Find interpretations of the creation of the woman and bring them to class for a Monday discussion.
  • 10/29/03: Finish chapter 7
  • 10/30/03: The roots shin mem resh ("guard") and shin lamed chet ("send") in the perfective, participle (active and passive), and imperfective
  • 11/6/03: Write down 5 verb forms and 5 nouns with possessive suffixes from chapters 8 and 9
  • Finish preparing chapter 9
  • 11/19/03: Prepare chapter 10
  • 11/25/03: For Tuesday, 12/2, memorize chapter 10
  • 12/1/03: Memorize chapter 10 for Tuesday, 12/2/03
updated December 1, 2003