This class is a continuation of Hebrew 1 in a seminar format. It is designed to help students apply their foundational knowledge of grammar to the systematic reading and translation of Hebrew texts. The course begins with instruction on the derived stems and weak roots and then moves on to reading biblical texts. Through in-class practice, students develop their skills in vocabulary recognition, verb parsing, and syntactical decipherment. Over the course of the term, they are exposed to all of the major genres and sections of the Hebrew Bible.