Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke AT prodigy.net>]

Tony:

KB3 is good but pricy at  5 volumes at $125.00/volume for a total of over
$625.00. BDB is old but affordable at under $25.00. I use BDB but check it
against DOTTE, TDOT, and TLOT. 

Kevin
At 04:59 PM 3/27/2000, you wrote:
>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that it is archaic and outdated.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 :-)
>
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