Modern Hebrew

Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and practical reference guide to the most important aspects of modern Hebrew as used by contemporary native speakers. Designed as a companion grammar, it provides an accessible yet comprehensive description of the language, organized by grammatical topic.

Lewis Glinert is Professor of Hebrew Studies at Dartmouth College, USA. He is an honorary member of the Academy of the Hebrew Language, Jerusalem.

Preface Glossary Hebrew grammatical terminology LEVEL ONE Masculine and feminine, singular and plural Agreement The inflections of the verb The passive binyanim: NIF'AL, HUF'AL, PU'AL Embedded clauses LEVEL TWO Special root-types Noun types (noun mishkalim) Adjective types (adjective mishkalim) Constructs and possessives Numerals Comparatives Adverbials More negatives Exercises Vocabulary for exercises Key to exercises