Old Testament Hebrew has twenty-two consonants.

Introduction: Language training in the Western world is usually focused upon those languages with Latin or Germanic base.

Preface: Professor Ernest Sellin has given much encouragement to one who seeks to lead students to learn Hebrew.

Preface to Revised Edition: It is a humbling experience to seek to revise the grammar from which you learned the Essentials of Biblical Hebrew and especially so since it was written by your teacher and predecessor.