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  • From: Christian Hoffmann <christian.hoffmann AT wsl.ch>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: dropping the vowel points, or, how do I get to Modern Hebrew??
  • Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 08:48:30 +0100


Hello all,

A really remarkable dictionary to use with Biblical and with modern Hebrew is

Alkalay R., 1965. The Complete Hebrew-English-Hebrew Dictionary. Massada.

It gives lots of biblical, talmudic, aramaic usages and all the modern stuff.

Great value. I use it since 32 years and still find treasures in it. Two (or
now three) hefty volumes.

Shalom to all
--Christian

At 09:36 29.02.00 -0800, you wrote:
>The way I passed my exam in modern Hebrew was to read as much as I could
>from the Encyclopedia Miqrait (sp?). The Hebrew there is not too
>difficult, but it was sufficiently interesting (and there is *lots* of
>it) to keep me going. There are some pieces that you can understand only
>by having a knowledge of the specialty or knowing the writer. I read one
>book for my dissertation and found that he had either invented or
>transliterated from English back to Hebrew words that did not exist in any
>dictionary. Very frustrating, especially when you are having trouble with
>the dictionaries (they don't work like the BH dictionaries).
>
>Michael
>
> On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Dave Washburn wrote:
>
>> Jane,
>> > I'm at the end of my second year of BH in graduate school, and I'd like
>> > to make the transition
>> > both to unvocalized texts and to modern Hebrew as expeditiously [and
>> > painlessly?] as possible.
>> > I'd love to have any suggestions those on the list might offer. Also,
>> > have any of you used
>> > Muraoka's Modern Hebrew for Biblical Scholars?
>>
>> The only way I know is read, read, read. I tried Muraoka's book but
>> found the Hebrew typeface (at least in the edition my library got
>> me) difficult to read. Some of the selections were interesting, but I
>> got more mileage out of studying the grammar portion and then
>> reading as much modern Heb text as I could get my hands on with
>> a couple of dictionaries nearby. One of my Hebrew students
>> subscribed to Qadmoniot and began sending me back issues when
>> she finished with them, so I have a fairly steady stream of new
>> material to hone my skills. This kind of saturation is the best way I
>> know to make the transition.
>>
>>
>> Dave Washburn
>> http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
>> Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth;
>> give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name.
>> Psalm 86:11
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