The Handbook, designed as a complete tool for the student of Biblical Hebrew, is the result of over 25 years of teaching the language. While it is primarily intended for use in Hebrew courses, it is also an excellent tool for a refresher course, or as a basic grammatical reference work to aid the exegete.

Similar in format to the author's Handbook of New Testament Greek (1973), it combines reading lessons (vol. 1) with grammar.

parádigms, and basic vocabulary (vol. 2). Professor LaSor uses the inductive method, studying directly from the text, rather than the conventional method of language study in which beginning students learn the rules of grammar and syntax and memorize vocabulary, often without reading the actual text. Instead of memorizing numerous forms that will never be encountered in actual reading, the student learns only what he or she encounters.