Tips for Learning Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, and Biblical Greek
Channel: Studying the Biblical Languages
Date: 2024-02-05

Everyone agrees—biblical language students need to prioritize learning vocabulary. This video discusses important considerations for acquiring vocabulary. The links below offer helpful options for assistance in vocabulary acquisition:

APPS

Cerego
https://courses.biblemesh.com/hebrew/hebrew-vocabulary 
https://courses.biblemesh.com/greek/greek-vocabulary 
Anki
https://apps.ankiweb.net/ 
Memrise
https://www.memrise.com/ 
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/ 
Bible Software
STEPBible.org
https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=OHB|reference=Gen.1&options=UNVPHG 
Accordance 
https://forums.accordancebible.com/topic/30453-create-a-user-lexicon-or-vocabulary-list/ 
Logos 
https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016747331-Word-List 

FLASHCARDS
Premade
https://zondervanacademic.com/products/old-testament-hebrew-vocabulary-cards1 
https://zondervanacademic.com/products/basics-of-biblical-greek-vocabulary-cards1
https://bhacademic.bhpublishinggroup.com/product/beginning-with-new-testament-greek-vocabulary-and-paradigm-cards/ 
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BOOKS
Book-by-Book Guides to Biblical Vocabulary (Hendrickson)
Brief review: https://dailydoseofgreek.com/creative-learning/book-by-book-guides-to-biblical-vocabulary/ 
William R. Osborne and Russell L. Meek, A Book-by-Book Guide to Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary https://www.hendricksonrose.com/p/a-book-by-book-guide-to-biblical-hebrew-vocabulary/9781683070863 
Gregory R. Lanier and William A. Ross, A Book-by-Book Guide to Septuagint Vocabulary https://www.christianbook.com/book-by-book-guide-septuagint-vocabulary/gregory-lanier/9781683071969/pd/071969 
 Christopher J. Fresch, A Book-by-Book Guide to New Testament Greek Vocabulary https://www.christianbook.com/book-guide-new-testament-greek-vocabulary/christopher-fresch/9781683071587/pd/071587 
Digital editions in Bible software:
Accordance: https://www.accordancebible.com/product/book-by-book-guides-to-biblical-vocabulary/ 
Logos: https://www.logos.com/product/188703/a-book-by-book-guide-to-biblical-vocabulary 
George M. Landes, Building Your Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary: Learning Words by Frequency and Cognate
https://cart.sbl-site.org/books/060341P
Logos
https://www.logos.com/product/2672/building-your-biblical-hebrew-vocabulary 
Larry A. Mitchel, A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, Updated Edition: Frequency Lists with Definitions, Pronunciation Guide, and Index
https://www.christianbook.com/vocabulary-updated-edition-frequency-definitions-pronunciation/larry-mitchel/9780310533870/pd/533870
Sawyer D. Moranville, In the Beginning: A Child's Beginner Book of Biblical Hebrew (available in at-cost hardcover or free digital PDF):  https://www.linguadeogloria.com/beginningbiblicalhebrewbook 
Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt, The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, Second Edition
https://www.christianbook.com/vocabulary-biblical-hebrew-aramaic-second-edition/gary-pratico/9780310532828/pd/532828 
Jesse R. Scheumann and Merissa Scheumann, According to Their Kinds: A Biblical Hebrew Picture Dictionary: https://glossahouse.com/products/according-to-their-kinds-a-biblical-hebrew-picture-dictionary 
Digital edition in Accordance Bible Software: https://www.accordancebible.com/product/according-to-their-kinds-scheumann-scheumann/
Picture Hebrew files for app such as Anki or other flashcard apps https://glossahouse.com/products/picture-hebrew-flashcard-app-3rd-edition 
Miles V. Van Pelt and Gary D. Pratico, Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary in Context: Building Competency with Words Occurring 50 Times or More
https://www.christianbook.com/biblical-vocabulary-context-building-competency-occurring/miles-van-pelt/9780310098478/pd/098478 

PEDAGOGY RESOURCES:
Jennifer E. Noonan, "Vocabulary Acquisition," Chapter 10 A Handbook of Second Language Acquisition for Biblical Studies https://glossahouse.com/products/a-handbook-of-sla-for-biblical-studies
Jeremy P. Thompson, "Word-List Size and Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary Learning," Hebrew Higher Education 14 (2012): 47–61. https://www.dropbox.com/s/z95b2gds5unzizh/HHE%202012.pdf?dl=0 

Be sure to check out the featured channels and playlists on the channel homepage for some great resources for learning and studying Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek: 

https://www.youtube.com/@studyingthebiblicallanguages/

https://sites.google.com/view/studyingthebiblicallanguages

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