One of the toughest questions we have when starting something new is, where do I even begin?!

Although our lessons and materials will be helpful in the learning process, the truth is, we all need multiple avenues of learning and a host of resources to make the new language stick.

So, this is a list of standard books and other resources that will help as you begin and as you progress in Biblical Hebrew.

While you probably do not need to buy EVERYTHING, it would be a good idea to seriously consider at least a few of these items (perhaps one from each category). Of course, you can find used copies for most of them to save a few bucks, if you want.

Hebrew Bible

• Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (standard Hebrew Bible edition)

• Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: A Reader's Edition (uncommon vocabulary included)

• JPS Hebrew-English Bible (two columns, languages side-by-side)

• Hebrew-English Interlinear (each word identified and parsed)

Introductory Grammar

• Introducing Biblical Hebrew by Allen P. Ross

• A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew by Duane A. Garrett & Jason S. DeRouchie

• Beginning Biblical Hebrew by Mark D. Futato

• A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew by Jo Ann Hackett

  
  

Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew

• Williams' Hebrew Syntax (3rd ed) with John C. Beckman

• Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax by Bruce Waltke & Michael Patrick O'Connor

• Going Deeper with Biblical Hebrew by H. H. Hardy II & Matthew McAffee

• A New Approach Using Discourse Analysis by B. M. Rocine

Interpretation & the Masoretic Text

• Old Testament Textual Criticism by Ellis R. Brotzman & Eric J. Tully

• Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible by Emanuel Tov

• A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible by Paul Wegner

• A Simplified Guide to BHS by William R. Scott & Hans Peter Ruger

• Old Testament Exegesis (5th ed) by Douglas Stuart

Lexicons (Dictionary)

• Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (free digital versions online)

• Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by Koehler & Baumgartner

• A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by William L. Holladay

• Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament by R. Laird Harris & Gleason Archer Jr.

Helpful Resources

• Biblical Hebrew Laminated Sheet by Zondervan

• Hebrew Vocabulary Guide by Larry A. Mitchel

• Hebrew Vocabulary Guide by Gary D. Pratico & Miles Van Pelt

• English Grammar to Ace Biblical Hebrew by Miles Van Pelt

• Hebrew Vocabulary Flash Cards by Zondervan

If you have questions or are confused, let us know and we'll try to help!