5th Edition

Modern Hebrew An Essential Grammar

By Lewis Glinert Copyright 2026
400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

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. The book is structured across two levels, allowing learners to engage with Hebrew... Read more

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

Biography

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