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  • From: "Don Elbourne" <elbourne AT earthlink.net>
  • To: <jacook AT juno.com>, "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Bible Tools
  • Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 15:33:02 -0600


I went to www.silvermnt.com and fished around for the free demo, but came
up empty. Is the demo still available?

Don A. Elbourne Jr.
http://elbourne.simplenet.com/3939

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jacook AT juno.com [mailto:jacook AT juno.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 4:02 PM
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: Re: Bible Tools
>
>
> I would add to the list Don has provided below Silver Mountain Software's
> program Bible Word Plus. A free demo is available at www.silvermnt.com.
> I have compared to Gramcord and have found it much better although the
> tagging of the Hebrew is one revision behind Gramcord's.
>
> John Cook
>
> On Sat, 30 Oct 1999 15:33:57 -0500 "Don Elbourne"
> <elbourne AT earthlink.net> writes:
> >
> >It will not do everything you are looking for but you will want to
> >look at
> >BibleWorks. http://www.bibleworks.com/ IMHO, it is the best Bible
> >software
> >available today. You may also want to look at Gramcord.
> >http://www.gramcord.org/ I have not seen the most recent release of
> >Gramcord, but I hear it is pretty good. I also use Logos.
> >http://www.logos.com It is good, but I don't use it much for Hebrew
> >because
> >BibleWorks is so much better for doing primary language work. Logos is
> >more
> >of a digital library system and they have hundreds of books available
> >in
> >their LLS format. I do not know if they have the Talmud or not. Logos
> >will
> >be coming out with a whole new generation of its product very soon,
> >but they
> >will not elaborate on what all is included in the re-design. We will
> >have to
> >wait and see.
> >
> >I hope this is helpful. As far as I know these are the best three
> >Bible
> >software packages available.
> >
> >Don A. Elbourne Jr.
> >http://elbourne.simplenet.com/3939
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jonathan Bailey [mailto:jonathan.bailey AT gmx.de]
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 9:51 AM
> >> To: Biblical Hebrew
> >> Subject: Bible Tools
> >>
> >>
> >> I am sitting here with no sort of Concordance or search tools and
> >> have decided that I
> >> am going to buy myself a program for my computer. I am looking for
> >> recommendations.
> >>
> >> I do a lot of work in rabbinical literature and in addition to
> >> having a program which will
> >> search the Tenach, I would also like one in which I can search at
> >> least the Talmud,
> >> and possibly additional Midrashim. I do a weensy bit with the NT
> >> too, and that might
> >> be nice, but since Jews are not too into the NT, something with
> >> Tenach, NT, and
> >> Talmud in the same program is probably too much to ask.
> >>
> >> I would like something that can export to at least RTL Hebrew
> >> word processors, but
> >> also to LTR word processors would be nice. Also I would like the
> >> Tenach to have as
> >> much Nikud and cantillation as possible, and to be able to export
> >> these signs as well,
> >> if possible.
> >>
> >> Also, searching for words by root it enough. I do have something
> >> of a search tool with
> >> my ancient "Online Bible 6.0" but since I can't search by the
> >> root it is almost
> >> worthless.
> >>
> >> A program that had "tags" for words (so I could click them and
> >> get inflection,
> >> definition, and/or binyan information) would be nice too, but not
> >> necessary.
> >>
> >> Lastly, something that would let me use my Israeli keyboard for
> >> input would be nice.
> >>
> >> Anybody know of anything that would meet a large portion of these
> >> needs? (I am sure
> >> a program that meets them all would be too much to ask.) At least
> >> can someone tell
> >> me about their search programs so I can get links, info, and a
> >> feel for what to expect?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jon
> >>
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