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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: Saxony Hebraicum Exam

180 + 20 min

Written Prüfungsteil A 180 minutes; oral Prüfungsteil B in der Regel 20 minutes (plus ~30 minutes prep)

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026, REVOSax; SOGYA Anlage 4

~150 Wörter

Written text: mittelschwerer narrativer OT passage of about 150 Hebrew words (BHS 1983)

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026, REVOSax

≥5 Punkte

Pass when written/oral average is at least 5 Punkte and neither part is 0 Punkte

SOGYA Anlage 4 (zu § 66 / aktuelle section), Freistaat Sachsen

17.04.2026

Written Hebraicum (with Latinum) in the 2026 main session; Nachprüfung 22 May 2026

schule.sachsen.de Gymnasium Prüfungskalender 2026

Gesenius / HAL

Permitted bilingual dictionaries: Gesenius 17./18. or Köhler/Baumgartner

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026, REVOSax

9 Wochenstunden / 3 Jahre

SOGYA pathway: schulische Arbeitsgemeinschaft totaling 9 Wochenstunden over at least three school years plus Bestehen der Ergänzungsprüfung

SOGYA Anlage 4

0 Punkte = fail

Written 0 Punkte bars oral admission and fails the entire Ergänzungsprüfung

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026; SOGYA Anlage 4

Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for Sachsen Hebraicum Ergänzungsprüfung. Official exam: German translation of ~150-word BHS narrative (180 min) + oral (~20 min after 30 min prep); pass ≥5 Punkte average, no part at 0; written 17.04.2026 (Nach 22.05.2026). Not an official-format simulation; no fee for regular school candidates.

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1How many consonants are in the classical Hebrew alphabet used for Biblical Hebrew texts?
A.22 consonants
B.24 consonants
C.26 consonants
D.28 consonants
Explanation: Biblical Hebrew is written with a 22-consonant alphabet (א through ת). Vowel quality is shown by Tiberian pointing (niqqud), not by expanding the consonant inventory to match Latin or Greek letter counts.
2In Tiberian pointing, which sign marks the short /a/ vowel often transcribed as pathaḥ?
A.A horizontal line under the consonant (ַ)
B.A vertical line under the consonant (ָ)
C.Two horizontal dots under the consonant (ֵ)
D.Three diagonal dots under the consonant (ֶ)
Explanation: Pathaḥ is a single horizontal stroke beneath the consonant (ַ) and represents short a. Distinguishing pathaḥ from qamets (ָ) and segol (ֶ) is essential for correct reading and parsing.
3The begadkefat letters (ב ג ד כ פ ת) can take a dagesh lene. What does that dagesh indicate?
A.The hard (plosive) pronunciation of the letter
B.That the letter is doubled (geminated)
C.That the letter is silent
D.That the preceding vowel is long
Explanation: Dagesh lene in a begadkefat letter marks the plosive (hard) pronunciation (e.g., בּ = b). Soft/fricative pronunciation appears without that dagesh (e.g., ב = ḇ/v).
4What is the primary function of a mater lectionis (e.g., ו or י) in Biblical Hebrew spelling?
A.To help indicate a vowel sound in the consonantal text
B.To mark the definite article
C.To signal a construct-state ending
D.To reverse the narrative tense
Explanation: Matres lectionis (א ה ו י in certain uses) are consonants that also signal vowels in the written text — e.g., ו often marking ū/ō and י marking ī/ē — supporting reading even before full pointing.
5A shewa (ְ) under a consonant may be mobile (vocal) or quiescent (silent). Which environment most clearly indicates a quiescent shewa?
A.At the end of a closed syllable after a short vowel (e.g., מַלְכָּה)
B.At the beginning of a word under the first consonant
C.Under a consonant that begins a syllable after a long vowel
D.Whenever the shewa stands under a guttural
Explanation: A shewa that closes a syllable after a short vowel is typically quiescent (silent), as in the לְ of מַלְכָּה (malkāh). Word-initial shewa is vocal; after a long vowel a shewa is usually vocal as well.
6Which pointing marks a long ē vowel typically called ṣere?
A.Two horizontal dots side by side under the consonant (ֵ)
B.A single horizontal stroke (ַ)
C.A shureq וּ
D.A ḥolem ֹ above the left of the consonant
Explanation: Ṣere is written with two side-by-side dots under the letter (ֵ) and is classically long ē. It contrasts with segol (ֶ), pathaḥ (ַ), and the o/u series (ḥolem, shureq, qibbuṣ).
7What does dagesh forte (strong dagesh) indicate in a pointed Hebrew word?
A.Gemination (doubling) of the consonant
B.That the word is in the construct state
C.That the verb is imperfect
D.That the noun is definite
Explanation: Dagesh forte doubles the consonant (gemination), often after the definite article, after the relative particle שֶׁ־, in Piel/Pual/Hithpael stems, and in other assimilations (e.g., I-nun).
8Hebrew is written and read in which direction?
A.Right to left
B.Left to right
C.Top to bottom in columns only
D.Alternating directions each line (boustrophedon)
Explanation: Hebrew script runs right to left. Numbers and some modern insertions may appear left-to-right, but Biblical words and continuous prose are read RTL.
9The vowel sign ḥireq (ִ) most commonly represents which sound?
A.Short or long i
B.Short a
C.Long o
D.Short u
Explanation: Ḥireq is the i-vowel (ִ), often lengthened in writing by a following mater י (ḥireq-yod). It is distinct from pathaḥ (a), ḥolem (o), and qibbuṣ/shureq (u).
10Gutturals (א ה ח ע, and often ר) generally cannot take which feature?
A.Dagesh forte (gemination)
B.Any vowel pointing
C.Word-final position
D.A shewa under any circumstance
Explanation: Gutturals and resh typically reject dagesh forte. Compensatory lengthening or virtual doubling often appears instead (e.g., article before ע/א/ה/ח/ר behaves specially).

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