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 Good for native Hebrew speakers, not for English speakers November 2, 2007
DTK (Atlanta)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wish "Bible Prof" had written his review sooner. I agree completely with his review. This dictionary is great for someone who is fluent in Hebrew, but not very useful for someone who knows English and is trying to look up the Hebrew equivalents of English words. I had the same problem with this book as Bible Prof did, which is to say that I couldn't pronounce the Hebrew words because they had no vowels. Once I found the Hebrew word without vowels, I could flip into the Hebrew-to-English portion of the dictionary and look up the Hebrew word WITH its vowels, but this was a very clumsy way to operate.
The book is, however, very thorough with plenty of modern words and idiomatic phrases.
 Great Dictionary Designed for the Hebrew Speaker October 3, 2007
George A. Gunn (Redding, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great volume. Very contemporary, explaining most of the contemporary, as well as the more traditional, Hebrew words and phrases. The only drawback, from my perspective, is that it was clearly designed for the Hebrew speaker wishing to learn English, rather than for the English speaker wishing to learn Hebrew. This is evident by the fact that the English to Hebrew portion is lacking vowel points (not a problem for the Hebrew speaker). Vowel points are present in the Hebrew to English portion, and this is a help. Unfortunately, not every Hebrew expression in the English to Hebrew portion has an exact match in the Hebrew to English portion, so an English speaker might struggle knowing precisely how to pronounce some of the Hebrew words/phrases he encounters in the English to Hebrew section.
Other than this minor complaint, I've found this volume to be excellent. Only one other small gripe: I find my 53 year old eyes needing to use a magnifying glass at times to see the vowel points clearly!
 best choice of compact Hebrew dictionaries September 29, 2007
Ronald Good (Berkeley, CA USA)
Comprehensive and easy to use. Good for the beginner in Hebrew language study. But it is just a dictionary, does not have grammar or pronunciation guides for Hebrew. It may be more intended for Hebrew speakers learning English, but if what you want is a reasonably compact dictionary that works both ways (Hebrew-English and English-Hebrew) this one is the best I've seen.
English0Hebrew Hebrew-English Dictionary August 1, 2007
ordained MOM
Great for us who don't know our Hebrew as well as we would like to know.
However, the printing needs to be a bit larger for some of our eyes.
Blessing on your paths...
Streamlined, Compact, Useful April 28, 2004
Louis N. Gruber (Lexington, SC United States)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I recently decided to attempt a modern Hebrew novel, although my Hebrew has become quite rusty. To my dismay, my old Hebrew-English Dictionary was not very helpful. So I ordered this one. It was a pleasant surprise. Within minutes I was moving right along, looking up the key words I needed with ease.While Hebrew is the language of the Hebrew Bible, it is also a lively and rapidly evolving modern language. Like other modern languages it is constantly generating new words, new meanings, new slang, and new loan-words. The Zilberman dictionary addresses these new developments in a practical, down-to-earth way. This is not a scholarly or academic dictionary. There are no etymologies, no learned dissertations, just simple, practical modern definitions. Hebrew words are spelled using the "full" spelling of i, o, and u, now favored in Israel, and are listed as they are spelled, not by the underlying root word. This makes it easy to look up words even with a limited knowledge of Hebrew. This dictionary is nicely laid out, with attractive type faces. It is easy to read and contains a good range of contemporary and slang expressions. For quick, practical access to modern Hebrew writing I recommend this book highly. Reviewed by Louis N. Gruber
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