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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Introduction | � | v | 
| Preface | � | vi | 
| Alphabet | � | x | 
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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 - '� | � | 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 | � | ����� ������ | 
| 123 | � | ����� ������ | 
| 127 | � | ����� ������ | 
| 133 | � | ����� ������ | 
| 137 | � | ����� �������� | 
| 142 | � | ����� ������ | 
| 145 | � | ����� ��������� | 
| 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 '� | � | 179 | 
| Imperative Mood | � | 188 | 
| Infinitive | � | 193 | 
| Subjunctive Mood | � | 196 | 
| Verbs with Pronominal Endings | � | 197 | 
| Verbal Nouns | � | 198 | 
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| 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 | 
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| 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 |