Biblical Hebrew
This guide gives students and pastors an introduction to major works available for the study of the Bible in Hebrew in our reference, circulating, and electronic collections.
Dictionaries / Lexicons
A Reader's Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament by Call Number: PJ4833 .A69 1989ISBN: 0310369800Publication Date: 1989A verse-by-verse listing defining all Hebrew and Aramaic words used less than 50 times in the Old Testament. It includes separate appendices containing all Hebrew and Aramaic words used more than 50 times.
The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. I. Aleph. Revised Edition by Call Number: PJ4833 .D538 2018 v.1-2ISBN: 9781909697379Publication Date: 2018A recent lexicon of Hebrew that incorporates modern scholarship. It seeks to define the Hebrew terms based upon all usages, Biblical and extra-Biblical. The first four volumes are published taking the work through l. Each volume has, in addition to the lexical section, a word list by frequency, and an English-Hebrew
index.
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon by Call Number: PJ4833 .G39 1996ISBN: 1565632060Publication Date: 1996The standard English language Hebrew lexicon. Words are arranged by root, not alphabetically.
Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by Call Number: PJ4833 .H6 1971ISBN: 9780802834133Publication Date: 1971A short, easy to use lexicon based on an earlier edition of the KoehlerBaumgartner lexicon. Entries are primarily alphabetical as opposed to by root as in the BDB. Beware the Aramaic section at the back of the lexicon – the Aramaic alphabet is identical to the Hebrew.
The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (2 Vol. Set) by Call Number: PJ4833 .K64 2001 v.1-2ISBN: 9789004124455Publication Date: 2001The alphabetical ordering of entries rather than the traditional arrangement of words according to their roots is particularly helpful to the new student, and also saves the advanced user much time. This 2 volume edition is an unabridged version of the five volume edition of HALOT. - Brill
Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by Call Number: PJ4833 .K64 1994 v.1-5ISBN: 9004097007Publication Date: 1994The most recent complete lexicon of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Along with its incorporation of recent scholarly work, its other major distinction is an alphabetical listing of the Hebrew terms instead of the traditional listing by root. It is also available as a two-volume set.
A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic by Call Number: PJ4845 .M5 1984ISBN: 0310454611Publication Date: 1984A listing by frequency of all words in the Hebrew Old Testament that occur 10 times or more. It also includes a separate listing by frequency of all 648 Aramaic words used in the Old Testament.
- The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon by ISBN: 1565632060Publication Date: 1996The standard English language Hebrew lexicon. Words are arranged by root, not alphabetically.
- A Reader's Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Volume 1) by Publication Date: 1980A verse-by-verse listing defining all Hebrew and Aramaic words used less than 50 times in the Old Testament. It includes separate appendices containing all Hebrew and Aramaic words used more than 50 times.
- A Reader's Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Volume 2) by Publication Date: 1980A verse-by-verse listing defining all Hebrew and Aramaic words used less than 50 times in the Old Testament. It includes separate appendices containing all Hebrew and Aramaic words used more than 50 times.
- A Reader's Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Volume 3) by Publication Date: 1980A verse-by-verse listing defining all Hebrew and Aramaic words used less than 50 times in the Old Testament. It includes separate appendices containing all Hebrew and Aramaic words used more than 50 times.
- A Reader's Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Volume 4) by Publication Date: 1980A verse-by-verse listing defining all Hebrew and Aramaic words used less than 50 times in the Old Testament. It includes separate appendices containing all Hebrew and Aramaic words used more than 50 times.
- A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic by ISBN: 0310454611Publication Date: 1984A listing by frequency of all words in the Hebrew Old Testament that occur 10 times or more. It also includes a separate listing by frequency of all 648 Aramaic words used in the Old Testament.