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A scholarly etymological dictionary of rabbinic Hebrew. Read the text of Klein Dictionary online with commentaries and connections.
- Introduction
Klein’s is the first etymological dictionary in the proper...
- Abbreviations
CEDEL Klein’s Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the...
- Preface
I first met Rabbi Dr. Klein in 1974 through Beatrice Minden,...
- Notes on Usage
Each entry begins with the Hebrew word under discussion. It...
- Transliteration Rules
TRANSLITERATION OF HEBREW . VOWEL SIGNS USED WITH HEBREW...
- Sefer HaShorashim
Sefer Hashorashim (“The Book of Roots”) is a 13th-century...
- Introduction
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Klein’s is the first etymological dictionary in the proper sense of Hebrew as a totality, comprising both the vocabulary current in present-day Hebrew — which includes a large percentage of Biblical, Mishnaic and Rabbinic, as well as medieval words used in earlier periods but not current in today’s usage.
Sefer Hashorashim (“The Book of Roots”) is a 13th-century dictionary of the Hebrew language by Rav David Kimchi (known as the Radak). With definitions based upon etymology and comparisons between languages, the work draws heavily on earlier works of Rabbi Judah ben David Hayyuj and Rabbi Jonah ibn Janah, as well as on the work of the Radak ...
Feb 12, 2022 · English and Hebrew. Spine title: Etymological dictionary of the Hebrew language. Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate. 2022-02-12 05:12:20. Associated-names. Sarel, Baruch. Bookplateleaf.
Each of the c. 32,000 entries is first given in its Hebrew form, then translated into English and analysed etymologically, using Latin transcription for all non-Latin scripts. An indispensable source of biblical, Jewish, modern Hebrew and Near Eastern studies.
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A clear and concise work on the origins of the Hebrew words and their sense development. Each of the c. 32,000 entries is first given in its Hebrew form, then translated into English and analysed etymologically, using Latin transcription for all non-Latin scripts.
