Old Testament Hebrew - Biblical Languages - Greek and Hebrew

Course Assignments

How to Study a Hebrew Word for Exegesis
Step-by-step instructions for your Hebrew Word Analysis assignment.

JPS Hebrew - English Tanakh - JPS by Jewish Publication Society Staff
ISBN: 0827606567
Publication Date: 1999-05-01
The Hebrew Bible, in both languages. The English version is the JPS translation.
The Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament (NIV) by John R. Kohlenberger (Editor)
Call Number: BS715 1987B
ISBN: 0310442206
Publication Date: 1987-11-01
A Hebrew-English NIV with interlinear text.

The Strongest Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible by Strong, James
Call Number: REF BS425 .S8 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Location: Theological Reference Collection (Kivett 3rd Floor)

**Recommended for Survey, Ch. 3, Gorman, Elements of Biblical Exegesis.**
Young's Analytical Concordance (Analytical concordance to the Bible...) by Young, Robert
Call Number: REF BS425 .Y7 1955
Publication Date: 1955
Both Strong's and Young's are based on the KJV. They enable someone without knowledge of Hebrew to find every instance that a particular Hebrew word is used in the Old Testament. This process is cumbersome, but possible.
Hebrew-English Concordance to the Old Testament (NIV) by John R. Kohlenberger; James A. Swanson
Call Number: REF BS1121 .K65 1998
ISBN: 0310208394
Publication Date: 1998-10-20
Shelved in the Theological Reference Collection

Sometimes called Zondervan's Hebrew-English Concordance, this provides a full index of the appearance of original Hebrew terms, but the verses it shows are English New International Version.

These lexica and word study dictionaries will help you as you engage with Hebrew words in their many different translated senses.

Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament by Ernst Jenni (Editor); Claus Westermann (Editor); Mark E. Biddle (Translator)
Call Number: REF BS440 .T4813
ISBN: 1565631331
Publication Date: 1997-09-01
Shelved in the Theological Reference Collection

Going deeper into the more abstract Hebrew words - "to choose," "to test," "to be wise" - this lexicon gives extensive treatment to each word's specific purpose.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament by R. Laird Harris; Gleason L. Archer; Bruce K. Waltke
Call Number: REF BS440 .T49
ISBN: 0802486312
Publication Date: 1980-06-01
Shelved in the Theological Reference Collection

Similar to the Theological Lexicon above but slightly less scholarly in tone, this examines words in their linguistic forms and also their Biblical context.
Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words by William D. Mounce (Editor); D. Matthew Smith (Editor); Miles V. Van Pelt (Editor)
Call Number: REF BS440 .M63 2006
ISBN: 0310248787
Publication Date: 2006-09-21
Mounce's Dictionary is organized by English word, and provides the variety of different original words that may be translated as "family," or "vision," or "trouble." Each entry gives information about the word's Biblical usage and context.

Blue Letter Bible
Blue Letter Bible's outstanding original-language resources allow for easy reference to original Hebrew and Greek texts. Display Bible chapters in the English version of your choice, and use the "C" command next to each verse to show Hebrew or Greek words for the passage.
Online Parallel Bible
A searchable parallel Bible with original-language concordances.