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Jewish National and University Library Homepage.
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Baltimore Hebrew University Homepage.

The Shrine of the Book, Jerusalem. This is the museum which displays many of the Dead Sea Scrolls, also called the Qumran documents. Homepage, the stunning building, the Scrolls.

Books on Hebrew

Books and texts for all levels of Hebrew study.
Prices listed here are subject to variation.

Diversity in Pre-Exilic Hebrew

by Dr Ian Young
"Young takes on the long-established criterion of language for dating biblical
works of uncertain origin....[His] theory of a situation of diglossia between
a Standard Biblical Hebrew and a plurality of spoken dialects is attractive....
His application of the theory to specific instances of diversity in pre-exilic
Hebrew is less sure....Nevertheless, Young's theory is provocative and far-
reaching. It comprehends a large amount of evidence with an elegantly
simple explanation." Marsha White, Society of Biblical Literature.
June 1993, 256p, Hardcover, $117.50 ISBN 3161460588.
Buy from USA, UK.
Your local Border's store should also be able to order it in.

Biblical Hebrew: Studies in Chronology and Typology

From the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Supplement Series
Edited by Dr Ian Young. Includes an introduction and article by Dr Young.
Synopsis In this volume, leading Hebrew language scholars outline various
views on the phenomenon of variation in biblical Hebrew and its significance
for biblical studies. An important question that is addressed is whether "late
biblical Hebrew" is a distinct chronological phase within the history of biblical Hebrew. Articles explore both chronological and non-chronological interpretations of the differences between "early biblical Hebrew" and "late biblical Hebrew". These discussions have an important contribution to make to the wider field of biblical studies, not only to the history of the Hebrew language. Current scholarly debates on the date and origin of the Hebrew bible often emphasize the centrality of the evidence of linguistic stratification in the Hebrew bible.
408 pages, Hardcover, US$120.00 / £60.00 / €93.97 ISBN 0826468411. Order from USA, UK or Germany.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

by Francis Brown, SR Driver and Charles A Briggs.
The standard dictionary for Biblical Hebrew.
Hardcover, $24.47 / £25.00 / €43.73 / €43.11 ISBN 1565632060. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.

Learn Hebrew Today : Alef-Bet for Adults

by Howard I. Bogot and Paul Michael Yedwab.
"... It does its job well. It is complete and concise (heck, it's even on acid-free paper, and only costs $8.95!). The letters are large and clear (so you won't confuse vav with zayin, or chet with tav). It is filled with exercises, culminating in excerpts from the siddur (it feels great to be able to actually read something REAL and not designed for 'beginners'). My advice? Buy this book!" Thomas J. Brucia from Houston, TX, USA.
"The best adult introduction to the Aleph-bet I've found..." Ian A. Paul from Clinton, MS, USA.
"A good foundational Alef-bet tool. This book is good in that it teaches consonants and vowel points simultaneously. Instead of teaching the letters alphabetically, it teaches them as they appear in several brachot. So, you're learning to read by reading written Hebrew. It's not meant to teach vocabulary or grammar." A reader from California, USA.
Paperback, $9.95 / £8.51 / €12.10 / €14.68 ISBN 0807404837. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.

The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament

by Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner
"The third edition of Koehler and Baumgartner's Hebrew dictionary is widely regarded as the most up-to-date dictionary for the Old Testament and related literature in classical Hebrew and Aramaic. The complete and unabridged translation is being prepared in four volumes by an international team of Hebrew and Old Testament scholars, and will undoubtedly become the standard modern English dictionary for Biblical Hebrew. The dictionary contains the complete vocabulary of the Hebrew Bible, extended with variants from the Oriental and Samaritan textual traditions, the Ben Sira fragments, the Dead Sea Scrolls, etc. In addition to taking full advantage of advances that have been made in Semitic linguistics since the publication of older dictionaries, it offers a strictly alphabetical order of entries rather than an arrangement by verbal roots, making it especially suited to beginning students of classical Hebrew." Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The third edition of Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner's Hebrew dictionary is widely acclaimed as the most up-to-date dictionary for the Old Testament and related literature in classical Hebrew and Aramaic. The long-awaited English version of this classic reference tool for Bible scholars is intended to become the standard modern English dictionary for biblical Hebrew. The complete and unabridged translation is being prepared by an international team of Hebrew and Old Testament scholars. Combining scholarly thoroughness with easy accessibility, the dictionary meets the needs of a wide range of users. The dictionary contains the complete vocabulary of the Hebrew Bible, extended with variants from the Oriental and Samaritan textual traditions, the Ben Sira fragments, the Dead Sea Scrolls, etc. It takes full advantage of the enormous advances that have been made in Semitic linguistics since the publication of older dictionaries like Gesenius and Brown-Driver-Briggs. Another important advantage is that it offers a strictly alphabetical order of entries rather than an arrangement by verbal roots. This user-friendly feature makes the dictionary especially suited to the beginning student of classical Hebrew, but will also save the more advanced user much time. Specialist users will find here a wealth of bibliographical information on Old Testament exegesis. The dictionary will be published in four volumes.
March 1994, Hardcover, Volume 1, $149.00 / £ See site, ISBN 9004096965. Buy from USA, order from UK.
December 1995, Hardcover, Volume 2, $149.00 / £80.78 / €141.28 / €139.30 ISBN 9004096973. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.
December 1996, Hardcover, Volume 3, $155.00 / £84.38 / €147.59 / €145.52 ISBN 9004096981. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.
July 1999, Hardcover, Volume 4, $149.00 / £78.01 / €136.44 / €134.52 ISBN 9004100768. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.
October 2000, Hardcover, Volume 5 : Aramaic Supplementary Bibliography, $77.00 / £53.56 / €93.67 ISBN 9004115285 Buy from USA, UK, Germany.

A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament

Based upon the Lexical Work of Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner
by William Lee Holladay
"Based on the First, Second, and Third Editions of the Koehler-Baumgartner Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros, this abridgment-provides everything the student needs to translate an Old Testament passage. Ingram.
"Holladay: Get it, use it. This English version of Koehler and Baumgartner's lexicon is perhaps the best reference tool Hebrew students will come across having such usefulness at a reasonable price. It is alphabetically organized and thus quicker than Brown-Driver-Briggs, but it also represents more current scholarship and better linguistic methodology. As well, it is a good size and the entries are generally well-organized. Even if you already have BDB, I would suggest getting Holladay because of the additional information on contextual usage and his more careful use of lexical data from cognate languages." Isaac Gould from Chicago, Illinois.
Hardcover, $24.50 / £21.91 / €42.58 / €41.98 ISBN 0802834132 Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia

Bible (Old Testament) in Hebrew
"Essential Resource. The Biblia Hebraica is an essential resource for anyone who wants to do serious study of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. This edition, while being heavy and impractical for carrying to class, has the advantage of comfortably large type and a very clear font. The page layout is very good. This large edition costs only a few dollars more than the small edition by the same publisher. It is well worth the difference." Micheal W. Palmer from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, refering to the Large Print Edition.
"The Finest... This is the oldest complete copy of the Jewish Old Testament written in Hebrew. To understand the OT, one must study this!"
Small Edition, 1574 pages, Hardcover, $48.99 / £43.81 / €40.00 / €83.95 ISBN 3438052199. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.
Large Print Edition, 1574 pages, Hardcover, $55.99 / £50.08 / €45.00 / €95.94 ISBN 3438052180. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.

From Exegesis to Exposition

A Practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew
by Robert B., Jr. Chisholm
"Many seminarians suspect that their courses in Hebrew have little relevance to their current and future ministry. Author Robert Chisholm believes otherwise, and in From Exegesis to Exposition, he shows seminarians and seminary-trained pastors how to preach accurate, informative, and even exciting sermons that are solidly rooted in the Hebrew text and do not require an inordinate amount of time to prepare..."
304 pages, Paperback, $15.39 / £13.77 / €26.75 / €26.38 ISBN 0801021715. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.

Passover: Hebrew

Shirim K'Tanim - Hebrew Song Festival

From the Shirim K'Tanim series. 33 songs in Hebrew introdiuced in English.
Color NTSC videocassette, $19.95 ASIN: 6305043612. Buy from USA only.

Seder Trek - A Passover Odyssey

English subtitles
Color NTSC videocassette, $24.95 ASIN: B00005KHLY. Buy from USA only.

Modern Hebrew

Bilingual Baby, HEBREW

Speak Hebrew!

From: Smiles Productions
"Launch Speak Hebrew! and immediately find yourself stepping off the plane in Israel, opening your virtual map to discover the sights and sounds of Jerusalem. Audio, visual, and phonetic tools make it easy to pick up basic Hebrew conversational skills in no time, while an easy-to-use interface makes navigating through this program a breeze. Once we installed Speak Hebrew!, it took about five minutes to get the program up and running. Users are given two initial options--travel or music. While the music option won't do much for your Hebrew skills (you can either listen to a recorder or to psalms), it is interesting to see well-known prayers translated into Hebrew onscreen...." Gisele Toueg.
Arrive in Israel at the airport, catch a taxi, and take out your map to explore many colorful locales, including the Western Wall, the Mahane Yehuda Market, a street café, and a friend's house. Speak Hebrew! lets you chat with the inhabitants of Jerusalem, providing helpful subtitles. Buy fruit at the market, order the local cuisine, or join a barmitsfa. The dialogue is the practical, useful conversation of everyday interaction...
CD-ROM for Windows 95/98/NT/ME, $39.99 ASIN: B00005ASHD. Buy from USA only.

Hebrew in 10 Minutes a Day

by Kristine K. Kershul and Daphna Donyets
"This book, designed for people planning a trip to Israel, offers commonplace phrases to help travelers order meals, make purchases, ask for directions, and more, easily and accurately in Hebrew." Ingram.
"A good and easy book. I liked this book. It helped me with my Hebrew class and I am learning more words to suprise my teacher :). I like the flash cards and the stickers that comes with the book. It is helpful to have those so you can easily learn to read and write Hebrew." A reader from Amherst, Mass.
Excellent starter book for tourists or oleim chadashim. I've recently moved from the US to Israel and started Ulpan (Hebrew School). This book is an excellent starting point for learning basic everyday hebrew. It has helped me tremendously." A reader from Israel.
Revised edition, 134 pages, Paperback, $17.95 / £9.99 / €17.47 / €17.23 ISBN 0944502253. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.

Reader : Modern Hebrew Prose and Poetry

World Music from Israel

Artistes Divers / Various Artists
Audio CD, £15.99 / €29.99 / €29.43 ASIN: B00002504A. Order from UK, buy from Germany or France.

Yiddish

The New Joys of Yiddish : Completely Updated

by Leo Calvin Rosten and Lawrence Bush
"More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. Said “to give body and soul to the Yiddish language,” The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers, journalists, politicians, and students, as well as a perennial bestseller for three decades. Rosten described his book as “a relaxed lexicon of Yiddish, Hebrew, and Yinglish words often encountered in English, plus dozens that ought to be, with serendipitous excursions into Jewish humor, habits, holidays, history, religion, ceremonies, folklore, and cuisine–the whole generously garnished with stories, anecdotes, epigrams, Talmudic quotations, folk sayings, and jokes.” To this day, it is considered the seminal work on Yiddish in America–a true classic and a staple in the libraries of Jews and non-Jews alike. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten’s masterful work up to date. Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush in close consultation with Rosten’s daughters, it retains the spirit of the original–with its wonderful jokes, tidbits of cultural history, Talmudic and Biblical references, and tips on pronunciation–and enhances it with hundreds of new entries, thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years, and an invaluable new English-to-Yiddish index. In addition, The New Joys of Yiddish includes wondrous and amusing illustrations by renowned artist R.O. Blechman.
"From chutzpa to shmooze, oy vay to shelp, a wealth of Yiddish words have entered common American parlance, rolling off the tongues of Jews and non-Jews alike. More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten presented the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of this colorful and deeply expressive language. The New Joys of Yiddish went on to become a perennial bestseller in both hardcover and paperback... The New Joys of Yiddish is nothing less than a mitzvah ("a 'good work,' a virtuous, kind, considerate, ethical deed") for those who loved the original book and for those discovering the pleasures of Yiddish for the first time."
528 pages, Hardcover, $24.50 / £21.91 / €42.58 / €41.98 ISBN 0609607855. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.
4 Audio Cassettes (6 hours), Abridged, $18.17 / £19.09 / €34.22 / €35.28 ISBN 0375419519. Buy from USA, UK, Germany or France.

Dictionary of Yiddish Slang and Idioms

by Fred Kogos
167 pages, Paperback, $8.76 / £9.99 ISBN 0806503475. Buy from USA or UK.

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