The Basics of Hebrew VerbsAfter you have mastered the basic letters of the Alephbet, the next thing to begin working on is the formation of verbs in Hebrew. This is essential as verbs are action words without which no language makes sense, and obviously, when you are reading Hebrew, you will encounter verbs in every sentence. For instance, in a sentence like 'Job drank the tea', the verb is 'drank' as this describes the action that takes place in this phrase. 'Job' is the subject of the verb in this example as it is him who is taking action, whereas the tea is the object of the verb as it is the 'thing' that the action imparted on. Once you understand how verbs are used in English, you have the information you need to understand what is happening in Hebrew as well, because the basic verb construction is the same. As an example, in every sentence, the Hebrew verb will identify:
In the following sections, we will examine the various different forms of verbs in more detail. Introduction to Reading Hebrew The first basics The Hebrew AlephBet The Letters of the AlephBet Aleph Bet (Beyt) Gimmel Dalet Hey Vav Zayin Chet Tet Yod Kaf Lamed Mem Nun Samekh Ayin Pey (Fey) Tsade (Tsadik) Qof Resh Shin Tav The Significance of the Alephbet The Basics of Hebrew Verbs The Hebrew Verb Subject The Hebrew Verb Object Hebrew Verb Tenses Hebrew Verb Voices and Moods Hebrew Verb Participles The Infinite Verb Version Hebrew Nouns Hebrew Noun Constructs Using Prefixes With Nouns Hebrew Pronouns Hebrew Plural Nouns Hebrew Adjectives Identifying Hebrew Questions Adverbs, Prepositions and Conjunctions Hebrew Reading Conclusion |