Hinneh – a new and revised 3-volume edition A Biblical Hebrew Textbook unlike Any Other Introduction Hinneh balances two major demands of an introductory language program: the presentation of the most frequently occurring lexical and grammatical examples, and the sequencing of the material in a way that allows for easier teaching and learning. · Enables a rigorous yet non-intimidating learning experience for students of different levels. · Provides the skills and tools necessary to allow students to independently access most biblical texts early on. · Gradually builds students’ knowledge through wide exposure to a large number of biblical verses, prose, and poetry, accompanied by translation exercises. · Offers many styles and different possible interpretations of various biblical texts so that students can independently and critically examine and evaluate biblical translations. · Employs learning methods informed by second language pedagogy and related fields (e.g. order of presentation determined by both frequency and “learnability,” “Color by root groups” to internalize the complex verb system, etc.). · A textbook and workbook for both the academic and non-academic classroom, as well as for the independent learner. Rahel Halabe is a designer, developer, and instructor of both Biblical and Modern Hebrew curricula with more than 20 years of experience. For more information on Hinneh: Biblical Hebrew, The Practical Way please visit http://hebrew-with-halabe.com . To contact Halabe email rahel@hebrew-with-halabe.com . Chinese description of Hinneh Articles by Rahel Halabe Halabe on Hinneh as a reference book for Hebrew teachers

The Hinneh E-Tool Box offered here has now been updated to integrate the color coded verb Tools: 7 verb stem paradigms, 15 frequently occurring verbs of 5 stems in all forms. Hinneh - Biblical Hebrew the Practical Way is a three-volume, non-intimidating but rigorous introductory textbook thoroughly guiding both teachers and students through the challenges of classical Hebrew. The Hinneh program balances two major demands of an introductory language program: the reflection of the most frequently occurring lexical and grammatical examples, and the sequencing of the material in a way that makes teaching and learning easier. Hinneh will guide you through original Biblical texts, put them in context, introduce important grammatical concepts in a comprehensive but friendly manner, balance between frequency and learnability, present color coded learning methods, and provide comparative translations and other innovative features. Color coding has been one of Hinneh ’s essential methods of effectively imparting the complex Biblical Hebrew verb system. This method is an extremely useful tool for both instructors and students, helping them to teach and learn Hebrew verbs (stem, form, root group) and enabling students to read verbs in context and soundly interpret them. Throughout volumes I and II (the paperback edition or e-book, instructors are advised to present the verb stem paradigms, printed on sheets of different colors, to their students, while the students, as they progress, manually highlight verbs of the different root groups following an assigned color scheme in the fully conjugated lists of frequently occurring verbs. Students have found this color coding method highly successful when internalizing the complexity of the material. This Hinneh Tool Box includes detailed parsing charts of different categories and levels, many Tools related to possessive suffixes, nouns, prepositions, adjectives, fully declined frequently occurring biblical vocabulary lists, and more. The Hinneh E-Tool Box offered here has now been updated to integrate the color coded verb Tools: 7 verb stem paradigms, 15 frequently occurring verbs of 5 stems in all forms. The same new color E-Tool Box is also included in the online full set of Hinneh - Biblical Hebrew the Practical Way For more on presentation of the verb system in Hinneh program, please see Realistic and Effective Practice and Assessment System for the Biblical Hebrew Introductory Course (scroll down to pages139-143 ) and Presentation of the Hebrew Verb System in the Classroom . Please note: Before studying with Hinneh, ensure your ability to read Hebrew letters with vowels.