The amount of scientific publications written in unvocalized Modern Hebrew increases with every
passing year. No serious student of Hebrew Semitics Biblical Studies and Judaism can ignore
them. This chrestomathy seeks to assist students with basic knowledge of Biblical Hebrew and
its vocabulary to read such publications. A brief introduction highlights principal differences
between the structure of Biblical Hebrew and that of Modern written scientific Hebrew. The
following anthology consists of short unadapted original texts extracted from scientific
journals monographs encyclopaedia articles and the like. The texts are divided into four
groups: those dealing with Hebrew and Semitic linguistics Biblical studies Palestinian
archaeology and Judaism. Each group is a self-contained unit so that students can begin with
any of the four. The first text of each group is fully vocalized with a literal English
translation on the facing page. The amount of vocalization gradually decreases. Each text is
provided with copious linguistic notes. A bilingual glossary completes the work.
