All four volumes of the Maskilon are a handy 5 by 7 inches. The Maskilon II is only 257 pages, yet you can see, by perusing the table of contents below, that it is quite comprehensive. This is Dr. Solomonik's long-time bestseller. It is easy to understand and includes exercises with the answers. For a serious student of the Hebrew language, this can be the most valuable of the four-volume set.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Introduction | v | |
| Preface | vi | |
| Alphabet | x |
MORPHOLOGY
CHAPTER I - NOUNS
| Gender of Hebrew Nouns | 11 | |
| Hebrew Nouns - Number | 19 | |
| Hebrew Nouns - Duel Number | 27 | |
| Declension of Hebrew Nouns | 31 | |
| Hebrew Nouns - Smichut | 34 | |
| Definite Article - 'ä | 42 | |
| Patterns of Noun Formation | 46 |
CHAPTER II - ADJECTIVES
| Gender of Hebrew Adjectives | 56 | |
| Number of Hebrew Adjectives | 58 | |
| Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives | 59 | |
| Hebrew Adjectives in Smichut form | 62 | |
| Patterns of Adjective Formation | 62 |
CHAPTER III - NUMERALS
| Cardinal Numerals | 70 | |
| Cardinal Numbers in Smichut | 73 | |
| Ordinal Numerals | 75 | |
| Particulars on the Use of Hebrew Numberals | 77 | |
| Fractions | 78 | |
| Gematria | 80 |
CHAPTER IV - PRONOUNS
| Personal Pronouns | 83 | |
| Demonstrative Pronouns | 86 | |
| Interrogative Pronouns | 88 | |
| Relative Pronouns | 91 | |
| Pronominal Suffixes | 92 | |
| Reflexive and Mutual Relationships | 94 | |
| Indefinite Pronouns | 96 |
CHAPTER V - VERBS
| Present Tense | 100 | |
| Past Tense | 106 | |
| Future Tense | 108 | |
| Roots and binyanim | 111 |
| 116 | áðééï ôÌÈòÇì | |
| 123 | áðééï ðÄôòÇì | |
| 127 | áðééï ôÌÄòÅì | |
| 133 | áðééï ôÌËòÇì | |
| 137 | áðééï äÄôÀòÄéì | |
| 142 | áðééï äËôòÇì | |
| 145 | áðééï äÄúôÌÇòÅì |
| Roots, Mishkalim, and Bases | 153 | |
| What are G'zarot | 155 | |
| Full G'zarot | 157 | |
| G'zarot with Unpronounced Syllables | 158 | |
| G'zarot with Root-letters which disappear | 173 | |
| Gutteral Letters and the Letter 'ø | 179 | |
| Imperative Mood | 188 | |
| Infinitive | 193 | |
| Subjunctive Mood | 196 | |
| Verbs with Pronominal Endings | 197 | |
| Verbal Nouns | 198 |
| CHAPTER VI - ADVERBS | 203 | |
| CHAPTER VII - PREPOSITIONS | 207 | |
| CHAPTER VIII - CONJUNCTIONS | 217 |
SYNTAX
CHAPTER IX - SIMPLE SENTENCES
| Components of a sentence | 221 | |
| Linking Verb | 224 | |
| Word Order in the Simple Sentence | 226 | |
| Order of Words in the Interrogative Sentence | 228 | |
| Negative Sentences | 230 | |
| Indefinite and Impersonal Sentences | 232 |
| CHAPTER X - COMPOUND SENTENCES | 233 |
CHAPTER XI - COMPLEX SENTENCES
| Subject Clause | 237 | |
| Predicate Clause | 239 | |
| Object Clause | 240 | |
| Attributive Clause | 242 | |
| Modifying Clause of Place | 245 | |
| Modifying Clause of Time | 246 | |
| Modifying Causative Clause | 248 | |
| Modifying Clause of Purpose | 250 | |
| Modifying Clause of Manner | 251 | |
| Modifying Clause of Concesssion | 253 | |
| Modifying Clause of Condition | 254 |