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Translator's Preface		iii
From the German Preface		v
Additions and Corrections		viii
List of abbreviations		x
Table of Early Semitic Alphabets
Siloam inscription		xviii
INTRODUCTION
§ 1.	The Semitic Languages in General	1
§ 2.	Sketch of the History of the Hebrew Language	8
§ 3.	Grammatical Treatment of the Hebrew Language	17
§ 4.	Division and Arrangement of the Grammar	22
FIRST PART ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES, OR THE SOUNDS AND CHARACTERS Chapter I. The Individual Sounds and Characters
§ 5.	The Consonants: their Forms and Names	24
§ 6.	Pronunciation and Division of Consonants	31
§ 7.	The Vowels in General, Vowel Letters and Vowel Signs	35
§ 8.	The Vowel Signs in particular	39
§ 9.	Character of the several Vowels	45
§ 10.	The Half Vowels and the Syllable Divider (Šewâ)	51
§ 11.	Other Signs which affect the Reading	54
§ 12.	Dageš in general, and Dageš forte in particular	55
§ 13.	Dageš lene	56
§ 14.	Mappîq and Rāphè	56
§ 15.	The Accents	57
§ 16.	Of Maqqēph and Mèthĕg	63
§ 17.	Of the Qerê and Kethîbh. Masora marginalis and finalis	65
Chapter II. Peculiarities and Changes of Letters: the Syllable and the Tone
§ 18.	In general	68
§ 19.	Changes of Consonants	68
§ 20.	The Strengthening (Sharpening) of Consonants	70