This course is about reading and becoming familiar with biblical Hebrew. Moving past a grammatical focus, Seminar Hebrew focuses on translation with a guiding concept that translation is an act of interpretation. This course will help students develop the necessary tools for deeper, more meaningful engagement with the ancient Hebrew literature. In the context of a reading-intensive course-outline, we will carefully review various elements of advanced Biblical Hebrew grammar, especially the "weak" verb, non-indicative syntax, and diverse stylistic/syntactical structures. The course generally comprises weekly translation assignments from an individual text in the Hebrew Bible or a selection of texts connected by a common theme. In this course we will hone the skills necessary to undertake critical interpretation of the biblical text that has a wide range of applications for engaging the use and function of the Bible in scholarly and public discourse, as well as for personal reflection.