HEB 508: First Year Biblical Hebrew 1, Quiz and Test Information

• Quiz 1, 9/17/03:
  • The Hebrew alphabet (fill in the missing letters, in Hebrew or transliteration)
  • Readings from chapters 1 and 2: Translate into English two verses (the text will be provided in both Hebrew and transliteration; the translation should be in good English, but as close to the Hebrew original as possible)
  • Write two short essays. The topics will be chosen from the following four: The definite article; BGDKPT variants; Construct chains; Hebrew sentence structure and the Biblical narrative structure. Be prepared to give examples for each point you make. The essays should be no longer than one or two paragraphs long.
• Quiz 2, 9/24/03:
  • Readings from chapters 1 and 2: Translate into English two verses (the text will be provided in both Hebrew and transliteration; the translation should be in good English, but as close to the Hebrew original as possible)
  • Make segholate nouns from given roots (remember the effect that gurrurals have on the adjacent vowels!)
  • Add the definite article to given words (focus on the two variants of the article, the one with a short vowel+gemination, and the one with a long vowel)
  • Identify forms with suffixes of the prepositions "to", "in", "of".
• Midterm, 10/16/03 (see midterm review sheet):
  • Readings from chapters 1-4-- translate into English 3 verses
  • Add the definite article, the conjunction "and" and the prepositions "in" and "to" to nouns
  • Form construct chains with given nouns
  • Identify nouns and prepositions with possessive suffixes
  • Provide the plural of singular nouns, and singular forms of plural nouns
  • Create segholate nouns from given roots
  • Provide the four participle forms for a given root
• Quiz 3, 11/5/03
  • Readings: Chapter 6. Translate into English two verses, provide the Hebrew word which complements sentences such as "God placed man in ___________"
  • Identify verb forms from the strong verb in the Qal (Pa'al) pattern for root, person, and aspect (practice in class on Monday)
• Quiz 4, 11/19/03
  • Readings: Chapters 8-9. Translate into English two verses, provide the Hebrew word/words which completes given sentences.
  • Identify verb forms from the strong verb (roots: qof tet lamed, qof shin resh) in all patterns for root, pattern, person, and aspect (practice in class on Monday)
• Quiz 5, 12/3/03
  • Readings: Chapters 8-10. Translate into English two verses, provide the Hebrew word/words which completes given sentences.
  • Identify verb forms from the strong verb (roots: qof tet lamed, qof shin resh) in all patterns for root, pattern, person, and aspect
• Final exam, 12/13/03, Parlin 204, 7-10 PM
  • Readings from chapters 6-10-- translate into English 3 verses
  • Answer questions/complete sentences based on the readings from chapters 6-10
  • Add the definite article, the conjunction "and" and the prepositions "in", "from", and "to" to nouns
  • Form construct chains with given nouns
  • Identify nouns and prepositions with possessive suffixes
  • Identify verbs from a strong stem for root, pattern, person, and aspect
  • Provide the plurals of singular nouns, and singular forms of plural nouns
  • Create segholate nouns from given roots