A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English
Overview
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. An indispensable source of biblical, Jewish, modern Hebrew and Near Eastern studies.
- Provides detailed etymologies of some 30,000 words and word forms—in an easy-to- use volume unique in scope and authority
- Traces the history of the language by identifying the way its vocabulary has changed, in meaning and in usage, over the centuries
- Features many useful aids to research, including guides for the translation of Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic; and complete guides to abbreviations, symbols and reference sources used in the book
- Title: A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English
- Author: Ernest Klein
- Publishers: Carta Jerusalem, The University of Haifa
- Print Publication Date: 1987
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Pages: 721
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Hebrew language › Dictionaries--English; Hebrew language › Etymology--Dictionaries
- ISBN: 965220093
- Resource ID: LLS:CMPRHNSVTYNGLSH
- Resource Type: Dictionary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:50:28Z
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