Understanding Hebrew Verbs - The Binyanim explained visually!

In this video, the unique Hebrew system of 3-letter roots and verb stems called binyanim are explained in a very visual and easy to remember way.

[@spjew]

Outstanding video. I have been to many websites regarding this topic, but this video did it. Simple, very visual and engaging. Thanks

[@ingedemeijer9493]

I too find it difficult to hear the explananions through the loud music. sorry.

[@hebrew4learners]

Hi @Inge de Meijer. Thanks for your feedback. I have taken note of your comment. You're not the only one who said this, so a version with a toned down music or a change to lighter music should really be done.

[@fediverse9746]

The music is SO distracting! Pure idiocy.

[@hebrew4learners]

Here's the new binyanim video without the disturbing music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anbNoKuKjrVqb7ssi=6whF2Ps8kvX42hSz

[@trudylazet7975]

O thank you God blessed you peace strength love you you thank you for the great Hebrew lessen i am very thank full amen love form CANADA

[@hebrew4learners]

Hi Trudy! Thanks a lot for appreciating this lesson. I'm very happy that you found it helpful. Blessings to you, too!

[@kijihigh6826]

Thank you for this further explanation with more depth. I am becoming closer to understanding these forms. Very difficult but I will not give up.

[@carloschuquihuara7790]

THanks for this. I am trying to learn Biblical Hebrew in FRance and this videos are a lifesaver.

[@minabenites713]

Thank you so much for this amazing videos!!! I'm learning tremendously with your help!

[@hebrew4learners]

Thanks for your appreciation. 🙏👍I'm happy to know that the videos are helpful to you.

[@asathoor777]

Good work with the graphic here. Especially the last ones, that sum up everything.

[@hebrew4learners]

Thank you for your appreciation ! It is very encouraging.

[@MyGodTube]

Great video. The background annoying music bad idea

[@nicolegallagher4319]

New to learning Hebrew, it would help me if you included vowels.

[@trishatindall8900]

Really helpful thank you.

[@mariazamora9947]

Finally, Binyanim beautifully explained, Thank you very much

[@hebrew4learners]

@Maria Zamora, thanks a lot for your kind words. ❤️❤️❤️ It's always a pleasure to know that these videos help learners of video.

[@hebrew4learners]

Learners of Hebrew was what I meant. 😉

[@richards31415]

Good lesson and visual! one comment: it might be good to see more pairs of the same verb on either side. For example, maybe include the words להיפתח (to be opened) and להיסגר (to be closed) since you used the words לפתוח and לסגור already. תודה רבה!

[@hebrew4learners]

Thanks for your appreciation ! I've taken note of your suggestion. This video is just an introduction to the logic of Hebrew verbs. I have a Verbs lesson series that I'm working on and the lessons in that series will give more detailed examples on each verb type and verb tense. Happy learning !

[@SwissMarkus]

excellent lession !

[@biblosalifia]

Remove the background music !!!!

[@williambrewer]

Agree

[@hebrew4learners]

Here's the new binyanim video without the disturbing music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anbNoKuKjrVqb7ssi=6whF2Ps8kvX42hSz

[@karibau2912]

Music is distracting

[@hebrew4learners]

Here's the new binyanim video without the disturbing music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anbNoKuKjrVqb7ssi=6whF2Ps8kvX42hSz

[@neilwiththedeal]

Love the Israeli folk music playing!

[@jamesgordon5891]

Wow this is the Rosetta Stone that I've been looking for

[@luizeduardoav]

Your graphics and your explanations helps a lot to understand and to memorize the lesson. Todah! I just don’t understand why do the massorets writes “Bin” instead of “Ban” for there is no ‘yod’ (י) in the first syllable. Likewise, the first ‘yod’ is transliterated as ‘ya’ whilst the last one as ‘i’… aren’t there any rules for the vogals? I would think it should be transliterated as ‘Baninim’

[@hebrew4learners]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation. 🙂 Regarding rules for vowels, I recommend the lessons in the alphabet playlist which gives detailed explanation of the letters and the vowels signs. It begins with this introductory video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z564oIyJocatoqc And the complete playlist on letters and vowel signs contains a total of 10 videos. Here's the link to the playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLRwmqgD2XXUTfFKd6uJ5p4mDIXfHA3mKQ Happy learning !

[@RoryWhite]

These lessons are great! I have a question which manifests my ignorance but I will shamelessly ask anyway: does this lesson, (and maybe all your lessons) deal with Biblical or Modern Hebrew?

[@hebrew4learners]

Hello Rory, Thanks for your appreciation. 🙂 To answer your question, my approach is to present the Hebrew language's universal principles of grammar. Such principles apply to both Biblical and modern Hebrew. Please bear in mind that though Hebrew has indeed evolved a lot over the centuries, the foundation is still Biblical Hebrew. It is an amazingly well preserved language. That said, whenever there are particular differences in vocabulary or way of expressing things in Biblical versus modern Hebrew, I give examples and explanations. Here are some videos where you'll see the approach that I described: Example comparing Biblical and Modern Hebrew in prepositions: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHK0oZmbesmYg5I Example of songs using Biblical Hebrew kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpbHm6eVoq6Vnqs kzbin.info/www/bejne/naS7fZuNqcmBY6c Example of a song expressed in modern Hebrew kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqGrqIWrqdCaqs0 Shalom!

[@RoryWhite]

@@hebrew4learners what a wonderful answer and what a wonderful approach! i love to see innovative, or simply clear helpful, and thus empowering to the learner, teaching, no matter the field of learning. Thanks, and extra thanks for the exemplifying links! just what i need. :)

[@RoryWhite]

@@hebrew4learners i thought i replied to your reply, but i do not see my reply, so i wanted to make sure i thanked you for the thoughtful response and valuable links, excellent sensitivity and skill.

[@hebrew4learners]

Hi @Rory White, I got your response. You are welcome! I'm glad to be of help. 😀

[@RoryWhite]

@@hebrew4learners ahah! i see it there now. the mysteries of youtube's comment and reply dynamic! :)

[@thoth3g]

What is the best system for becoming fluent in Hebrew?

[@ESsubmissions]

@thoth3g I personally believe that learning any language is best done by enrolling in a language school, learning the Grammar through books and study aids plus immersing in reading, videos, songs or movies. As far as Hebrew in particular, it's important to master each letter and learn the foundations such as Pronouns, prepositions and sentence construction. In parallel, understaning songs is a beginner's friends because you'll build a good vocabulary of more and more words with each song you learn. Once you have around 1,000 words, learning more grammar and expressions become easier. My advice is to learn with enjoyment. I like using songs to learn because it is a pleasure to sing or listen to beautiful Hebrew songs and truly feel and understand the words. Thanks for joining us in this community of Hebrew learners who learn naturally by enjoying songs and tips on the language. It's so nice to learn together.

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@ESsubmissions any Hebrew song recommendations? Also would you consider duolingo a good learning program from the perspective of long term usage? The applications claims by unit 5 you should be college level fluent in Hebrew, I had no verification of this claim.

[@smileministry8006]

Is this a biblical Hebrew or modern Hebrew?

[@GauteAnimationNorway]

I'm confused, why do this video say that Nifal starts with Lehi? When everywhere else I look. Nifal start with a Nun that has a Hireq.

[@hebrew4learners]

Hello. This video focused on infinitive forms of the verbs. What this video is saying is that the infinitive form of Nifal verbs generally start with a lehi-... You can verify this in any Hebrew dictonary such as pealim.com where you can see the infinitive and all tenses including past, present, future and imperative tenses of verbs. Here's an example : www.pealim.com/search/?q=%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA

[@GauteAnimationNorway]

@@hebrew4learners Thank you 🙂

[@samuelross9884]

I love the background music. It creates a pleasant and soothing atmosphere for learning ...

[@BharadwajAvva]

I hate that music so much, it is so loud, I can't understand the actual matter because of it.

[@421sap]

B''H, in Yeshua Hamashiach Name, Amen. תודה רבה.

[@Jewish_Israeli_Zionist]

Christians are so ignorant and rude in so many levels.

[@ceze_keten]

Unfortunately, the music is disturbing. I had to turn off the sound.

[@hebrew4learners]

@ceze_keten I totally agree with you. That's why I produced this binyanim video which is an improved lesson without the disturbing music. I hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anbNoKuKjrVqb7ssi=6whF2Ps8kvX42hSz

[@ceze_keten]

Thank you @@hebrew4learners

[@ericgamliel4161]

God bless Israel!

[@smileministry8006]

Should not be a back ground music

[@iWumbo34]

It is so important to me that the Hebrew speaker is Male. Hebrew 101 is all female and I don’t want to grow up sounding like a woman. It was so focused on reading the words and listening that I didn’t notice the background music until my concentration broke after revealing the meaning. It was comforting to know it was there on loop and encouraging to gather my לבב נפש מאד to pay attention to this blessing from Adonai.

[@ESsubmissions]

Hi Joseph. Thanks for your comment. This video does use a male voice to pronounce the Hebrew infinitive verbs. Bless you for learning the language of the Bible !

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@ESsubmissions technically classic Hebrew is the biblical language. If I’m not mistaken, this is modern Hebrew

[@kijihigh6826]

I agree...we need more male voices. It does make a difference. A combination of the voices will enhance. Thank you.

[@marianeg9118]

It comes a bit hard for beginners Graph is excellent

[@hebrew4learners]

Hi! Thanks for your feedback. Although this video is about basic concepts, it is indeed more appropriate for advanced beginners. If you are an early beginner, I recommend this playlist on the alphabet and basic words and logic: kzbin.info/aero/PLRwmqgD2XXUTfFKd6uJ5p4mDIXfHA3mKQ Best regards!

[@kijihigh6826]

I agree. It has been very difficult over the years. I gave up but now I am attempting these forms again. Even those who speak Hebrew have difficult understanding this. I will start again and try not to give up.

[@freegoldbug]

Niphal is most certainly not passive. It's for intransitive verbs, where there is no initiator and recipient of the action of the verb. It's a mystery to me why so many Hebrew grammars in English refer to niphal as passive 🤷‍♂️

[@hebrew4learners]

Indeed, not all Nifal verbs are passive. There are active nifal verbs, as most Hebrew language teachers point out. And "intransitive" would be the more accurate term. However, I think that Hebrew Grammar Books use the Active-Passive presentation of oppositely located verbs in the menorah for the purpose of facilitating a general comprehension of the verb families. As one builds up knowledge of vocabulary, the understanding of the more intricate details of the verb functioning become clearer. It's so much simpler to give a "skeletal" foundation at the beginning. That's my theory on why Hebrew Grammar Books present the binyanim in such a way. 😉

[@richardcoplin4103]

Music is out of place

[@Bar-Hillel]

That aggravating noise (some might call it music) makes concentration impossible and the lesson a waste of time.

[@wepukhulustephen8508]

I want to learn Hebrew language dear brothers!!! Original Language of Adam!!

[@fayezmina3187]

I am a Zionist Christian.I adore Israel and Hebrew.I teach this holy language and have many reseaches in it.I thank you for your efforts in teaching this great languages.Accept my cordial greetings❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ruthiehenrickson6813]

Please … remove music. That is so distracting to an otherwise helpful and well executed learning aid :’( please.

[@hebrew4learners]

@ruthiehenrickson6813 Thanks for your comment. It's a comment that I got a lot, and that's why I created a new video which is much better and has no irritating music. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anbNoKuKjrVqb7ssi=AlaW3Tjl3Q7KnxFZ Happy learning!

[@hikingaftersixty]

And PLEASE STOP the moving boxes. So ANNOYING and NAUSEATING!