A DICTIONARY
OF BIBLICAL HEBREW
(Alef-Taw)
Osar Leson Ha-Miqra' me-Alef 'ad Taw
Prof. Menachem Zevi Kaddari
This is the first book of its kind – a comprehensive academic dictionary of Biblical
Hebrew written in modern Hebrew. Until today no such dictionary has been published
in the Hebrew language, thus forcing Hebrew-speaking students and scholars to rely
on English or German dictionaries.
This book will appeal to a broad educated public interested in the Bible as the
foundation of Jewish culture, and especially to students and teachers of Biblical
Studies and Semitic languages including Hebrew. They will benefit particularly from
the comparison of biblical words with their parallels in other Semitic languages, as
well as the clarification of difficult, seemingly irregular forms in biblical Hebrew. All
this enables the student to discover the simple meaning of the text: What did the
author mean and why did he choose a particular form of expression? The entries are
accompanied by copious notes commenting on the etymology and the roots of words
and presenting opinions of biblical and linguistic scholars
on grammatical issues.
1,256 pp. high-quality paper. elegant hardcover. HEBREW. 2006.