Product Description

In this set of two audio CDs, Jonathan T. Pennington reads all the Hebrew words that occur twenty times or more in the Old Testament in descending order of frequency, followed by an English definition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #310256 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-01
• Formats: Audiobook, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Audio CD

Features

• ISBN13: 9780310254928
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover
These two CDs with a booklet enable a person who is taking biblical Hebrew to work on, by ear as well as through the eyes, all vocabulary words that occur in the Old Testament 20 times or more and all the names of people in the Old Testament that occur 100 times or more. A 40 page booklet containing the entire word list and glosses accompanies the CDs. Read by Jonathan T. Pennington.

About the Author
Jonathan T. Pennington (M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is a Ph.D. candidate in New Testament studies at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

Customer Reviews

Hebrew for the Ears
These two CD's serve as another helpful addition to Zondervan's ever growing original languages library. Pennington again is the "author" who lends his voice to the reading of the Hebrew words and their definitions. It basically follows the same format as his New Testament Greek Vocabulary.

All Hebrews words occurring 20 times and more are given in their descending order of frequency. Pennington also says the alphabet in the beginning and like the NT counterpart there is a 40 page booklet to accompany the CDs. The glosses (definitions) follow Zondervan's Vocabulary Guide for Biblical Hebrew by Van Pelt and Pratico.

The only disappointment which I have so far is that I learned Hebrew using the modern pronunciation whereas Pennington uses the Classical pronunciation. (...)

Well Done
Pennington performs a valuable service to anyone who seeks to learn Hebrew on their own. The vocabulary includes the most common Hebrew words so that the learner will have the maximum benefit of memorization. Each is clearly pronounced enabling the student to recognize similar sounding words, which is important since much Hebrew Scripture relies on word plays and punning. It is a great resource.

Very Useful
Well, I'm a person taht has big struggles getting my vocab down, and finding people to work with me on it the way I need to work - with near endless repetition until the words all finally "stick." The thing that is great about this is that you can not only take it in the car wit hyou, but if you've put it on your computer in MP3 format you can grab a dry-erase board and dry-erase markers and pause after each word, trying to write the words out and thereby learn them much more actively. Also, it is a great tool to put on your iPod and use it while you exercise (of course, quietly in a public place, though personally I prefer long walks). It is helpful, especially if you are in the process of trying (as I am) to survive the required Hebrew courses for seminary. I think it is a very useful product that has all sorts of potential uses.