| A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English |  | Author: Ernest Klein
Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
Category: Book
Buy Used: $185.00
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1194725
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 721
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 8.5 x 1.8
ISBN: 0029174317
Dewey Decimal Number: 492.4321
EAN: 9780029174319
ASIN: 0029174317
Publication Date: February 1988
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Condition: Publisher: MacmillanDate of Publication: 1987Binding: HardcoverEdition: First EditionCondition: /FineDescription: 0029174317 Book Large 4to, In fresh mylar sleeve. There is a crack on the inner part of the rear cover - not broken, just creased because the board got cracked. Otherwise the book is AS NEW in a new dustwrapper. , 721p scarce.
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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. An indispensable source of biblical, Jewish, modern Hebrew and Near Eastern studies.
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Excellent book on looking up Hebrew words February 22, 2008
Richard M. Foster (Tucson, AZ, USA)
I purchased this book at the recommendation of Brad Scott of Wildbranch Ministries. It is an excellant book having most biblical words that one would look up. Most words also have the 3 letter root derivative and the root defined. It is a great book for those that do not know how to extract the 3 letter hebrew root from a word (like me), I use it in conjunction with the programs Dvar3, InterLinear Scripture Analyzer 2 and E-sword all freeware and the Etymological Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew by Matityahu Clark which only contains hebrew roots. Rick
Extraordinary Hebrew learning and study tool November 13, 2007
Paul Gilden (Maine, USA)
Felix Klein's masterpiece of scholarship is an unmatched resource for connecting Hebrew words to each other and to sources in other languages. I have found no other dictionary, either in Hebrew or English, of comparable scope and quality. Particularly useful to me has been Klein's coverage of words with Greek origins, something that has helped me find surprising links between Hebrew and English. Hebrew-Aramaic connections have also helped improve my Aramaic. I've used Klein to lock in vocabulary found everywhere from classical rabbinic commentaries to Hebrew editions of Harry Potter. Because the dictionary is printed overseas, for years it was available new only through relatively obscure specialty sources (if you could find it at all) or as a used book for hundreds of dollars. I am glad to find it in the Amazon catalog. The book isn't cheap, but you get much more than you pay for.
PRAISE ISNOT ENOUGH July 16, 2007
Carmin A. Politano (Rochester, PA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This dictionary contains may child words other dictionaries donot making it easier to find a word. This dictionary states the time period for the word and where the word comes from. I have seen nothing better.
Essential part of the library May 12, 2007
Brian Beckman (Renton, WA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a must-have book alongside Reuben Alcalay's dictionary and Matityahu Clark's Etymological dictionary of Biblical Hebrew. With these three dictionaries, I consider my collection of Hebrew dictionaries complete.
A concise and indispensible pleasure from Alef to Tav August 9, 2006
Arturo de Hoyos (Burke, VA United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I purchased my copy of Klein's masterpiece about 15 years ago, and it has remained a true and trusty friend over the years. I view it as a standard reference which falls somewhere between Reuben Alcalay's straightforward _Complete Hebrew-English Dictionary_, and Wilhelm Gesenius's technical _Hebrew and English Lexicon_. Klein usually compares Semetic roots or terms (primarily Akkadian, Aramaic and Arabic), although he will sometimes turn to Egyptian and/or Greek. Each page is comprised of three columns of text, and the layout is very clear and easy to use with very legible type.
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