Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Tony Starks" <data7201 AT aol.com>]

Greetings to all B-Hebrew list members,
 
I'm interested in selecting a comprehensive Lexicon, but having a hard time 
with my choice. I thought that "Brown, Driver, and Briggs.--- The New 
Hebrew and English Lexcion" would be a great pick. But later, I find out 
that it is archaic and outdated. Then, I decided on " Koehler, Ludwig,and 
Baumgartner--The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament." But 
again, discovered this information in the book " From Exegesis to 
Exposition --A Practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew"pg.15 par.5:
        "On the other hand, one can detect an occasional  deficiency in K- 
B's definitions and handling of semantic categories. For example, the entry 
on ( ) "spirit of the dead" (p.20), fails to recognize that the term can 
have three distinct senses or that it refers to a ritual pit in 1Samuel 
28:7 (see TDOT, 1:133). The glosses 'rebuke, threat" are not strong enough 
for the noun hrfg in theophanic contexts where it refers to Yahweh's loud 
shout or battle cry ( see TDOT, 3:49-53 ). The entries for "Father", and 
"Love", do not adequately reflect the covenantal nuances these terms often 
possess.(Isa. 9:5, placed by K-B under Category 7, should appear under 
category 3 or 4. See pp.1-2.) The discussion of (dsH,hesed pp.336-37) needs 
to be revised in light of K. Sakenfeld's and Gordon Clark's research of the 
term"........ie.

Now, my question is: 
Is this just the author's opinion of the Lexicon, or is this the consensus 
of most scholars? Is this a good lexicon to use? Do you recommend other 
Hebrew lexicons
I can use? Thanks for your advice in advance.
                                 Tony Stark :-)