Weingreen's A Practical Grammar For Classical Hebrew

Jacob Hantla
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edited December 2024 in English Forum

This was the textbook I originally learned from, and the one I go back to most often. I know it is also the grammar that RTS Virtual Hebrew Courses work from (so you would already have a large computer-saavy audience who would need this as a mandatory book and may prefer it digitally, since they would be working from their computers).

Jacob Hantla
Pastor/Elder, Grace Bible Church
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  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,150 ✭✭✭


    This was the textbook I originally learned from, and the one I go back to most often. I know it is also the grammar that RTS Virtual Hebrew Courses work from (so you would already have a large computer-saavy audience who would need this as a mandatory book and may prefer it digitally, since they would be working from their computers).


    I used the classic Davidson's Introductory Hebrew Grammar.  Weingreen is another classic introductory text.  Unfortunately, while Davidson's has been heavily updated, Weingreen has not.  I know of a mutual help forum which uses several different texts depending upon which group in the forum is considered.  One group is learning Rabbinic Hebrew which those learning biblical Hebrew use either Mansoor or Weingreen.  I suspect there would be some market for an electronic Weingreen. 

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • Ken M. Penner
    Ken M. Penner Member Posts: 24 ✭✭

    I would love to see a digital version of Weingreen's Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew.

  • David Roberts
    David Roberts Member Posts: 163 ✭✭
    Weingreen is a classic. It's what I learnt Hebrew from, and I know many others who use it regularly. It's ideal for first year students.
  • Sarah Blake LaRose, D.Min.
    Sarah Blake LaRose, D.Min. Member Posts: 47 ✭✭

    I am teaching Hebrew at Anderson University online, and we are heavily promoting the course as an accessible course which sighted and blind students can take together. Weingreen's grammar is the only Hebrew grammar that is available in braille format at this point; and we are using this grammar in my course. I would love to have a digital text available and be able to encourage Logos use for everyone.

    Sarah Blake LaRose

    http://www.night-light.org

     

    Lenovo Thinkpad, 8GB RAM, 1.50GB quad core processor, Win 7, Logos 6

     

  • Sarah Blake LaRose, D.Min.
    Sarah Blake LaRose, D.Min. Member Posts: 47 ✭✭

    Sorry for resurrecting an old topic, but I cannot find another place to ask this. Is anyone aware, other than first/second edition differences, of existing texts of Weingreen that have differences in exercise ordering? I have a student using the same ISBN and publication date, but he has vastly different exercise order--and an answer key.

    Sarah Blake LaRose

    http://www.night-light.org

     

    Lenovo Thinkpad, 8GB RAM, 1.50GB quad core processor, Win 7, Logos 6

     

  • Ken M. Penner
    Ken M. Penner Member Posts: 24 ✭✭

    No. I collaborated on a proposal to revise and update Weingreen's grammar, and the closest I've found is http://mrrives.com/ETH/Manual.pdf and

  • Mr S J E Phillips
    Mr S J E Phillips Unconfirmed, Member Posts: 1

    Unfortunately this pdf. doesn't appear to be available. Would anyone have any suggestions?

  • Ken M. Penner
    Ken M. Penner Member Posts: 24 ✭✭

    Do you mean this PDF?

    Wayback Machine

    https://web.archive.org/web/20181223013502/http://mrrives.com/ETH/Manual.pdf