A-level
BIBLICAL HEBREW
Paper 3 Poetry
Specimen Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• Answer book and source booklet.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the foot of this page.
• Answer all questions in Section A, all questions in Section B and all questions in Section C.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each
page or on blank pages.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. If you need
extra paper, use the Additional Answer Sheets.
Information
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
• You must not use a dictionary during this test.
• All answers must be written in English, with the following exceptions: roots, individual Hebrew letters,
and short quotes from the text, if the Biblical Hebrew is necessary for a complete illustration of the
answer. Answers in Biblical Hebrew must be written using the ‘block’ system.
• A high level of accuracy in written English is required at this level, and accurate spelling and
punctuation are important. Transliteration of Biblical Hebrew words is only acceptable for proper
nouns – all other words must be translated into English.
• This paper is divided into three sections:
Section A 30 marks
Section B 25 marks
Section C 20 marks
Please write clearly, in block capitals, to allow character computer recognition.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
7677/3
, 2
Section A Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
Read Passage 1 in the Source Booklet and answer the following questions in English.
0 1 . 1 Explain the reference to ֵ ֤֙שׁשֹׁשׁוּ וּ האוּ וּמְל
֙֙ ֶמ (line 1). Give two details.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 2 (a) Suggest a translation for the word ָ֙( משִׁפּוּ ְתוֹחline 4).
[1 mark]
(b) Justify your translation in context.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 ם
ִ ֽ֙ ֖֙ ָבּוּ הריִשׁוּ וּֽל
ָ ָ֙ ֥֙עא לשֲׁע־ר ֶָשׂ
ַ֙(line 6) – what had Manasseh done in Jerusalem?
Give two details.
[2 marks]