An Introduction to Aramaic

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Society of Biblical Lit, 2003 - Foreign Language Study - 281 pages

An Introduction to Aramaic is a straightforward introduction to biblical Aramaic for beginning students who are already familiar with Hebrew. All Aramaic passages in the Old Testament are included, along with an introduction to other Aramaic texts, such as ancient inscriptions, Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic literature, and quotations in the New Testament. There are also paradigms, a complete glossary, and a list of resources for further study as well as practice exercises for each chapter. This newly corrected second edition clarifies certain points in the first edition, updates the contents, and provides an answer key.

 

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Introduction
1
Independent Pronouns
6
The Aramaic Language
8
Chapter 6 Nouns Definite Article
25
Verb System
32
G Participle
42
Pronominal Suffixes
66
Demonstrative Relative and Interrogative Pronouns
73
Weak Verbs Initial and S Gutturals Hollow Verbs
112
עללסלק יכלהלךהוה Chapter 22 Unusual Verbs
120
Passive Conjugations
129
Reflexive Conjugations
135
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Bar Rakib Uzziah Ein Gedi Synagogue
167
The Genesis Apocryphon
186
Afterword
207

Adjectives and Genitive Constructions
84
G Imperative and Infinitive
95
H Conjugation
106
Glossary
220
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