Elementary Biblical Hebrew I

W 9:05-9:55

T/Th 9:30-10:45

 

Syllabus for Hebrew 1001

 

Amanda Smith, Instructor

ansmith@uga.edu

Office/phone #: Rm 22 Peabody Hall, 583-8029; Department#: 542-5356

Office Hours: Tuesday 12:30-1:00 p.m.; Wednesday 10:00-10:20 a.m.

 

Course Description:

This class is designed as the first installment of a two-part course that will survey the fundamental elements necessary for a reading knowledge of Biblical Hebrew. This will include basic orthography, beginning syntax and an emphasis on the Qal verbal stem and standard conjugations.

 

Required Text:

Page H. Kelley, Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar

Thomas O. Lambdin, Introduction to Biblical Hebrew

 

Assignments:

The instructor will assign course readings for each class meeting; a tentative course schedule outlining specific readings is attached. Refer to it often.

 

Grading Procedure:

Class Participation is worth 10% (one full letter grade) of your final average and is determined in correlation with attendance. Quizzes are 20% of your grade and will be administered on a near weekly basis.  Exams make up a total of 70% of your grade. Makeup exams and quizzes are administered at the discretion of your instructor. Do not presume that your instructor must or will allow a makeup exam.

Class ParticipationÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ..ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ.10%

Quizzes ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ...ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ20%

Exam 1: Wednesday, Oct. 03ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ....ÉÉÉ...20%

Exam 2: Wednesday, Nov. 07.ÉÉÉÉÉ....ÉÉÉÉ....ÉÉÉ.20%

Final: Wednesday, Dec. 12 (8-11 am) ÉÉ..É...ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ30%

 

Reading Aptitude: in addition to quizzes, you will be periodically asked to schedule a time to test for reading aptitude.  Grades will be based on proper pronunciation, your ability to read Hebrew text aloud, and your overall improvement throughout the semester.  A final graded assessment of your overall reading aptitude will count as two quiz grades.

**Grading Scale: A= 90 or above; B= 89-80; C= 79-70; D= 69-65; F= 64 or below**

 

**As of fall 2006 all faculty members are required to use a plus/minus grading system. The University leaves to the discretion of individual faculty members how grades will be assigned in each class.  The University Curriculum Committee has provided more information on plus/minus grading, available at the following sites:

http://www.bulletin.uga.edu/PlusMinusGradingFAQ.html#Q2

http://www.bulletin.uga.edu/PlusMinusSampleGradingScales.pdf   

Your instructor may administer a plus or minus in addition to any of the letter grades listed in grading scale above. A plus or minus will attend a letter grade only if deemed advantageous to an individual student and will not be used to any studentÕs detriment.

 

Academic Honesty Policy:

All academic work must meet the standards contained in A Culture of Honesty. All students are responsible to inform themselves about those standards before performing any academic work.

 

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The Office of Student Academic Services is responsible for managing the UniversityÕs academic honesty process, ensuring that information related to the academic honesty policy is available to the faculty and students, and providing support for the UGA Academic Honesty Student Task Force.

 

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Noteworthy Dates:

 

August

 

Thursday Aug. 16

Classes Begin

 

Thursday – Tuesday Aug. 16 – Aug. 21

Drop/Add for undergraduate level courses

 

Thursday - Thursday Aug. 16 – Aug. 23

Drop/Add for graduate level courses

 

 

September

 

Monday Sept. 3

Labor Day

 

Thursday Sept. 13

            Rosh HaShanah

 

 

October

 

Wednesday October 3

            Exam I

 

Tuesday Oct. 9

            Midterm

 

Friday Oct. 12

            Midpoint Withdrawal Deadline

 

Thursday – Friday Oct. 25 – 26

            Fall Break

November

 

Wednesday November 7

            Exam II

 

Wednesday – Friday Nov. 21 – 23

            Thanksgiving

 

 

 

December

 

Tuesday Dec. 4

            Friday Class Schedule In Effect

 

Thursday Dec. 6

            Classes End

 

Monday – Friday Dec. 10 – 14

            Final Exam

Tentative Agenda

 

Students are expected to attend every class and complete assigned readings and exercises for all class meetings as outlined below.

 

 

August 16                                        First Class Meeting

 

Week 1:

August 20-23

Introduction to Hebrew Orthography; AlephBeth and the Masoretic System*

Lambdin Introduction (pp. XIII-XXVIII) & Kelley Lesson I-V.13 (pp. 1-24)

e. Kelley L.II 9* (p. 11); L.III 4-5* (pp. 14); L.IV 2-4 (pp. 21-22)

 

Week 2:

August 28-30

Nouns, Prepositions, and the Definite Article

Lambdin L.1-2 (pp. 3-11) & Kelley L. V.14; VII (pp.24-25, 36-39)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 1; A-D (pp. 6-7); Genesis 10: 16-19* (WebCT)

 

Week 3:

September 4-6

Nouns and the Definite Article, continued

Lambdin L.3.21 (pp.12-13)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 2-3; F (pp. 9-11); Kelley L.VII 1 & 3 (pp.40-41); Genesis 10: 22-26* (WebCT)

 

Week 4:

No Class

Thursday, Sept. 13, Rosh HaShanah

September 11-12

Introduction to Adjectives, Participles, and Noun-Adjective Relationships

Lambdin L. 3.22-4 (pp. 13-21) & Kelley L. VIII (pp.43-46); L. XX.60.3 (p.201)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 4; C (pp. 15-16); E (pp. 20-21); Kelley L.VIII, 2* (p.48); 3, #s 2,8-9,14,17-18 only* (p.49); L. XX, 3 #s 2,7-8,14,17 only* (pp.204-205)

 

Week 5:

September 18-20

            Prepositions and Comparative Statements

Lambdin L.5-6 (pp. 22-29) & Kelley L.VI (pp.28-32)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 5-6; D (pp. 25-26); C (p.29); Kelley L.VI, 1-3 (pp.33-34);

Genesis 10:2-5* (WebCT)

Week 6:

September 25-27

             Object Pronouns, Pronominal Suffices, and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

Lambdin L. 7-8 (pp.30-36) & Kelley L. XI, 27.1 (p.68) and 27.2.1 (p.71); IX (p.52-54)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 7-8; B (pp.32-33); C (pp.35-36); Kelley L. IX, 2* (pp.54-55)

 

Week 7:

Exam I

Wednesday, Oct. 3

October 2-4                                               

            Qal Perfect Verbs

Lambdin L.9 (pp.37-42) & Kelley L.XII (pp.80-89)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L.9; C (pp.41-42); Kelley L. XII, 1, 3* (pp.89-90)

 

Week 8:

October 9-11

            Introduction to Irregular Verbs in the Qal Perfect and Interrogative Statements

Lambdin L. 10-11 (pp.43-50) & Kelley L. XIII, 34.1-3 (pp.94-96)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 10-11; C (pp.45-46); C (pp.50); Kelley L. XIII, 1.1, 7-8* (pp. 101); 5. 3,6-7,10-11* (pp.105)

 

Week 9:

October 16-18

            Final Heh Verbs in the Qal Perfect

Lambdin L. 12-13 (pp.51-58)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 12-13; B (p.54); C (pp.57-58); Genesis: Final Heh Verbs* (WebCT)

 

Week 10:

No Class

Thursday, Oct. 25, Fall Break

October 23-24

            Hollow and Geminate Verbs in the Qal Perfect

Lambdin L. 14-15 (pp.59-66)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 14-15; B (p.62); B (p.66); Genesis: Hollow and Geminate Verbs*

 

Week 11:

October 30-November 1

            The Construct Chain for Singular Nouns

Lambdin L. 16-17 (pp.67-76) & Kelley L. X (pp.57-64)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 16-17; D (pp.71-72); C (pp.75-76); Kelley L.X, 1* (p.65)

 

 

 

Week 12:

Exam II

Wednesday, Nov.7

November 6-8                                          

            The Construct Chain for Plural Nouns

Lambdin L. 18 (pp.77-81)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L.18; C (p.80); Kelley L. X, 5* (pp.66-67)

           

Week 13:

November 13-15

Independent Subject Pronouns, Nouns with Pronominal Suffices

Lambdin L. 19-20 (pp.82-92) & Kelley L.XI. 28 (pp.71-75)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L.19-20; E (p.85); C (pp. 91-92); Kelley L. XI, 3* (pp.77-78)

 

Week 14:

No Class

Wednesday, Nov. 21- Thursday, Nov. 22,Thanksgiving

November 20

Qal Stative and Imperfect Verbs

Lambdin L.21-22 (pp.93-102) & Kelley L.XV. 39-40 (pp.127-131)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 21-22; B (p.97); C (p.102); Kelley L. XV, 1; 3.1,3,5-6, 8-9,11-12*; 4. 1-3,9-11* (pp.133-135)

 

Week 15:

November 27-29

            Introduction to Irregular Verbs in the Qal Imperfect

Lambdin L.23-24 (pp. 103-112)

 e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L.23-24; C (p.105); A (pp.110-111)

 

Week 16:

Last Class Meeting

Thursday, Dec.6

December 5-6

            Imperatives, Jussives and Cohortatives

Lambdin L.25-26 (pp.) & Kelley L.XV. 41 (pp.131-132) L.XVIII. 48.1 (p.165)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 25-26; Kelley L. XVIII, 6. 1-2,7-8,10-12,15* (p.176)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The instructor will make deviations and addendums to this syllabus as necessary.


* Class Discussion in italic type; Assignments in bold print; e. represents exercises; * represents corresponding audio files available on WebCT