Of Greek and Hebrew Hebrew strikes the most fear in the heart of the Bible student. The alphabet does not look anything like English. The vocabulary offers almost no points of with English. The verb system is utterly alien. And the lexicons grammars and textbooks are wrapped up in a metalanguagespiked with Latinthat is daunting in itself. For those who feel that studying the English Old Testament is a challenge the thought of reading it in Hebrew is extreme. Hebrew students need all the help they can get. If you are beginning your study of Hebrew and the Hebrew Bible this pocket dictionary by Todd J. Murphy is for you. From ablative to zaqeph qaton it defines the tangled terms that infest Hebrew textbooks grammars and lexicons. Here is a book that will deliver you from the perils of the Piel and the thicket of metathesis. It is an indispensable glossary that will cut through that technical languageneither Hebrew nor Englishthat hovers like ground fog over the study and discussion of biblical Hebrew. Now you can devote more time to enjoying biblical Hebrew in all its richness.