Subject: Grammar, Comparative and general

Second edition of the first Hebrew grammar written by an American-born scholar. Published circa 1810.

First edition of the first Hebrew grammar printed in the New World. Published in 1676, this book, written by Martin del Castillo, presents a Hebrew grammar in both Hebrew and Spanish. The Hebrew words are pointed and followed by Spanish transliterations. Del Castillo, possibly a Marrano, was born in Burgos and studied Hebrew under the converso Rabbi Moyses (D. Francisco del Hoyo) in Mexico City. Due to the lack of printing facilities in Mexico capable of handling Hebrew type, the book was printed in Europe. The book is divided into five parts covering pronunciation, names and declensions, verbs, irregular verbs, and sentence structure. The book is considered extremely rare.

This book is a Hebrew grammar, primarily compiled from the works of Israel Lyons, a Hebrew teacher at the University of Cambridge. This is a second edition, following the original Boston edition of 1763. The Cambridge edition was published in 1806.