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Seow (Inspired) Hebrew Grammar Practice Test Answer Key

Answer Key: Inspired by C. L. Seow's A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew (Revised Edition) - Practice Test

Section 1: Vocabulary Recognition

  1. God/gods
  2. King
  3. Woman/wife
  4. Peace
  5. Servant/slave
  6. Book/scroll
  7. Way/path
  8. Land/earth
  9. Hand
  10. House
  11. Judgment/justice
  12. Truth
  13. Prophet
  14. Blood
  15. Water
  16. Name
  17. Head/leader
  18. Voice/sound
  19. Eye/spring
  20. Gold

Section 2: Parsing Nouns & Adjectives

  1. Masculine, singular, definite – the king
  2. Masculine, plural, indefinite – sons
  3. Feminine, singular, definite – the woman
  4. Masculine, plural, indefinite – prophets
  5. Feminine, dual, indefinite – eyes
  6. Masculine, plural, indefinite – books
  7. Masculine, singular, definite – the book
  8. Feminine, singular, possessive – my hand
  9. Masculine, plural, indefinite – men
  10. Masculine, singular, definite – the tree
  11. Masculine, singular, definite – the name
  12. Masculine, plural, indefinite – words/things
  13. Feminine, singular – a good woman
  14. Masculine, singular – an evil king
  15. Masculine, singular – a small son

Section 3: Parsing Verbs

  1. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: כתב – he wrote
  2. Qal, perfect, 1cs, root: שמע – I heard
  3. Qal, perfect, 1cp, root: אהב – we loved
  4. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: ישב – he sat
  5. Qal, perfect, 2ms, root: לקח – you took
  6. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: עמד – he stood
  7. Qal, imperfect, 3ms, root: ישב – he will sit
  8. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: נתן – he gave
  9. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: שלח – he sent
  10. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: קרא – he called/read
  11. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: שפט – he judged
  12. Qal, perfect, 2fs, root: ידע – you (f) knew
  13. Qal, imperfect, 3mp, root: כתב – they will write
  14. Qal, imperfect, 3mp, root: שמר – they will keep
  15. Niphal, perfect, 3ms, root: שמע – it was heard
  16. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: נשא – he lifted/bore
  17. Qal, imperfect, 3ms, root: ירד – he will go down
  18. Hiphil, perfect, 3ms, root: בוא – he brought
  19. Qal, perfect, 3ms, root: נפל – he fell
  20. Qal, perfect, 1cs, root: הלך – I walked

Section 4: Sentence Translation

  1. The king is in the house.
  2. David wrote a book.
  3. The woman sat in the city.
  4. A servant sent a word to the king.
  5. A prophet judged the people.
  6. A priest (is) in the house of the Lord.
  7. The words are not in the book.
  8. Peace to you, O king.
  9. We heard the voice of the Lord.
  10. We knew the truth.
  11. Who will dwell in the heavens?
  12. Moses gave the Torah to Israel.
  13. You went to the city.
  14. I wrote a small book.
  15. There is no king in this city.
  16. In the beginning God created.
  17. The warrior fell in the battle.
  18. I found a book in the house.
  19. Eyes saw a wonderful thing.
  20. The name of the prophet is great.

Section 5: Fill-in-the-Blank Conjugations

  1. כָּתַב
  2. כָּתַבְנוּ
  3. יִשְׁמְרוּ
  4. אָכַלְתְּ
  5. נָתַתָּ
  6. אֵדַע
  7. לָקְחוּ
  8. רָאָה
  9. הָיָה
  10. תֵּלֵךְ
  11. שָׁפַטְתִּי
  12. נָפַלְנָה
  13. שָׁאֲלוּ
  14. בֵּרֵךְ
  15. יָצְאוּ

Section 6: Multiple Choice

  1. B. הַ
  2. C. אִשָּׁה
  3. B. In/at/with
  4. C. Simple/active action
  5. B. שָׁלוֹם
  6. C. ־ִי
  7. C. אֵת
  8. B. אִישׁ
  9. C. ־ַיִם
  10. B. Ongoing or future action

 



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Seow (Inspired) Hebrew Grammar Practice Test

Inspired by C. L. Seow's A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew (Revised Edition) - Practice Test (100 Questions)

Section 1: Vocabulary Recognition (20 Questions)

Write the English meaning of each Hebrew word.

  1. אֱלֹהִים
  2. מֶלֶךְ
  3. אִשָּׁה
  4. שָׁלוֹם
  5. עֶבֶד
  6. סֵפֶר
  7. דֶּרֶךְ
  8. אֶרֶץ
  9. יָד
  10. בַּיִת
  11. מִשְׁפָּט
  12. אֶמֶת
  13. נָבִיא
  14. דָּם
  15. מַיִם
  16. שֵׁם
  17. רֹאשׁ
  18. קוֹל
  19. עַיִן
  20. זָהָב

Section 2: Parsing Nouns & Adjectives (15 Questions)

For each Hebrew word, identify gender, number, definiteness, and provide a translation.

  1. הַמֶּלֶךְ
  2. בָּנִים
  3. הָאִשָּׁה
  4. נְבִיאִים
  5. עֵינַיִם
  6. סְפָרִים
  7. הַסֵּפֶר
  8. יָדִי
  9. אֲנָשִׁים
  10. הָעֵץ
  11. הַשֵּׁם
  12. דְּבָרִים
  13. אִשָּׁה טוֹבָה
  14. מֶלֶךְ רָע
  15. בֵּן קָטָן

Section 3: Parsing Verbs (20 Questions)

Parse the following verbs: stem, aspect, person, number, gender, and root.

  1. כָּתַב
  2. שָׁמַעְתִּי
  3. אָהַבְנוּ
  4. יָשַׁב
  5. לָקַחְתָּ
  6. עָמַד
  7. יֵשֵׁב
  8. נָתַן
  9. שָׁלַח
  10. קָרָא
  11. שָׁפַט
  12. יָדַעְתְּ
  13. יִכְתְּבוּ
  14. יִשְׁמְרוּ
  15. נִשְׁמַע
  16. נָשָׂא
  17. יֵרֵד
  18. הֵבִיא
  19. נָפַל
  20. הָלַכְתִּי

Section 4: Sentence Translation (20 Questions)

Translate the following Biblical Hebrew sentences into English.

  1. הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּבַּיִת.
  2. דָּוִד כָּתַב סֵפֶר.
  3. הָאִשָּׁה יָשְׁבָה בָּעִיר.
  4. עֶבֶד שָׁלַח דָּבָר אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ.
  5. נָבִיא שָׁפַט אֶת־הָעָם.
  6. כֹּהֵן בַּבֵּית־יְהוָה.
  7. הַדְּבָרִים אֵינָם בַּסֵּפֶר.
  8. שָׁלוֹם לְךָ, מֶלֶךְ.
  9. אֲנַחְנוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ לְקוֹל יְהוָה.
  10. יָדַעְנוּ אֶת־הָאֱמֶת.
  11. מִי יֵשֵׁב בַּשָּׁמַיִם?
  12. מֹשֶׁה נָתַן תּוֹרָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל.
  13. אַתָּה הָלַכְתָּ אֶל־הָעִיר.
  14. אֲנִי כָּתַבְתִּי סֵפֶר קָטָן.
  15. אֵין מֶלֶךְ בָּעִיר הַזֹּאת.
  16. בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים.
  17. נָפַל הַגִּבּוֹר בַּמִּלְחָמָה.
  18. מָצָאתִי סֵפֶר בַּבַּיִת.
  19. עֵינַיִם רָאוּ דָּבָר נִפְלָא.
  20. הַשֵּׁם שֶׁל־הַנָּבִיא גָּדוֹל.

Section 5: Fill-in-the-Blank Conjugations (15 Questions)

Conjugate the following roots in the given form.

  1. כָּתַב — Qal Perfect 3ms
  2. כָּתַב — Qal Perfect 1cp
  3. שָׁמַע — Qal Imperfect 3mp
  4. אָכַל — Qal Perfect 2fs
  5. נָתַן — Qal Perfect 2ms
  6. יָדַע — Qal Imperfect 1cs
  7. לָקַח — Qal Perfect 3fp
  8. רָאָה — Qal Perfect 3ms
  9. הָיָה — Qal Perfect 3ms
  10. הָלַךְ — Qal Imperfect 2ms
  11. שָׁפַט — Qal Perfect 1cs
  12. נָפַל — Qal Perfect 3fp
  13. שָׁאַל — Qal Perfect 3mp
  14. בָּרַךְ — Qal Perfect 3ms
  15. יָצָא — Qal Perfect 3fp

Section 6: Multiple Choice Grammar Questions (10 Questions)

Choose the best answer.

  1. The definite article in Hebrew is: A. לְ
    B. הַ
    C. בְּ
    D. אֵת
  2. Which of the following is a feminine noun? A. מֶלֶךְ
    B. סֵפֶר
    C. אִשָּׁה
    D. עֶבֶד
  3. What does the preposition בְּ mean? A. To
    B. In/at/with
    C. Like/as
    D. From
  4. The Qal stem expresses: A. Passive action
    B. Intensive action
    C. Simple/active action
    D. Causative action
  5. The Hebrew word for “peace” is: A. אֲמָנָה
    B. שָׁלוֹם
    C. חָסֶד
    D. בְּרִית
  6. Which pronominal suffix means “my” (1cs)? A. ־ָם
    B. ־וֹ
    C. ־ִי
    D. ־ְךָ
  7. Which word is the direct object marker? A. לְ
    B. בְּ
    C. אֵת
    D. עַל
  8. What is the Hebrew word for “man”? A. אִשָּׁה
    B. אִישׁ
    C. אָדָם
    D. גֶּבֶר
  9. A dual noun often ends in: A. ־וֹת
    B. ־ִים
    C. ־ַיִם
    D. ־ֵי
  10. The imperfect tense indicates: A. Completed action
    B. Ongoing or future action
    C. Intensive action
    D. Passive voice

End of Test

 

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