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The [[Old Testament]] is written almost entirely in [[Ancient Hebrew]], with some portions in [[Aramaic]].
The [[Old Testament]] is written almost entirely in [[Ancient Hebrew]], with some portions in [[Aramaic]].
==Hebrew Language Structure==
Hebrew is a "root" language with basic meanings of words derived from the consonents. This is different than English and other Indo-Eurpean languages where the vowels have equal weight as the consonents. Thus, in Hebrew, the consonents KTB(or V) have something to do with "writing". From this basic root, there is derived KoTeV=writing or author, KaTTav= reporter, KaTuV=written, K'TuVim=Scriptures, KaTaVti= I wrote, eK(kh)ToV=I will write, K'ToVet=inscription or address, and so on. This "root" aspect of Hebrew is common to all Semitic languages. Thus, in Arabic, KTB appears in KaTaBa= "he wrote", maKTuB= "letter", KaaTiB= author, KuTiBat=it (fem.) was written, etc.
Hebrew is a "root" language with basic meanings of words derived from the consonents. This is different than English and other Indo-Eurpean languages where the vowels have equal weight as the consonents. Thus, in Hebrew, the consonents KTB(or V) have something to do with "writing". From this basic root, there is derived KoTeV=writing or author, KaTTav= reporter, KaTuV=written, K'TuVim=Scriptures, KaTaVti= I wrote, eK(kh)ToV=I will write, K'ToVet=inscription or address, and so on. This "root" aspect of Hebrew is common to all Semitic languages. Thus, in Arabic, KTB appears in KaTaBa= "he wrote", maKTuB= "letter", KaaTiB= author, KuTiBat=it (fem.) was written, etc.
===Noun ,Adjective, and Verb in singular===
1.
Hebrew expresses the basic meaning of the word in Consonents (Capital letters in this article).
Y,L,D are the 3 consenants for "child", "boy".
YeLeD is a boy. The feminine is formed usually by adding an "ah" sound (some of the inner vowels may change)
YaLDah is a girl
2.
Verbs follow the same pattern
QaM means "gets up", "arises" for masculine
QaMah is for feminine.
Ha means "the".and it is attached to the word.
HaYeLeD QaM means "The boy gets up". HaYaLDah QaMah means "The girl gets up"
3.
There is no word in Hebrew for "is' amd "are" in the present tense. Therefore, HaYeled Qam also means "The boy is getting up"
HaYaLDah QaMah also means "The girl is getting up"
Tov means "good"
HaYeLeD Tov means "The boy is good"
HaYaLDah ToVah means "The girl is good"
===Noun, Adjective, and Verb in plural===
1.
Masculine nouns, adjectives and verbs usually are made plural by adding the sound "im" (the i sounds "ee") to the end for masculine, and the sound "ot" to the end for plural. (some of the inner vowels may change)
HaYeLaDim ToVim means "The boys are good"
HaYelaDot ToVot means " The girls are good
===Attributive Adjectives===
1.
You must put the Ha in front of the adjective, as well as in front of the noun.
example: GaDoL means "big"
If you want to say "The big boy is good", you must say, HaYeLeD HaGadol Tov . (It is like you are saying, The boy, the big one, is good.
The big girl is good, Ha YaLDah HaGeDoLah ToVah.
The big boys are good, Ha Yeladim HaGeDoLim ToVim
The big girls are good, Ha YeLaDot HaGeDoLot ToVot.
===The word "in", and "in" with the word "the"===
1.
The Cosonent B means "in". (It has only the slightest vowel sound) It is attached to the next word.
House is BaYiT
The big girl is in a house. HaYaLDah HaGeDoLah BBaYiT.
2.
When you want to say "in the" . It should be BeHa. But this is shortened and becomes Ba.
The big girl is in the house. HaYaLDah HaGeDoLah BaBaYiT
The good children are in the house. Ha YeLaDim HaToVim BaBaYit
== Hebrew in the Bible ==
== Hebrew in the Bible ==