Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Søren Holst <sh AT teol.ku.dk>]

Andrew G. Vaughn in his review of the English translation of the revised
Koehler/Baumgartner dictionary available at
http://www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/9004100768.html compares the Sheffield
"Dictionary of Classical Hebrew" rather unfavourably to the work he is
reviewing. This he obviously has a perfect right to do, but then he goes on
to tell his readers that "the Dictionary of Classical Hebrew was suspended
without completion at 4 volumes" - a rather surprising statement for
somebody who has already been working with the 5th volume (mem-nun) which
arrived at the library of the Department of Biblical Studies here in
Copenhagen recently.

Soren Holst




 


> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra:  Maurice A. O'Sullivan [SMTP:mauros AT iol.ie]
> Sendt:        1. november 2001 14:03
> Til:  Biblical Hebrew
> Emne: Lexicon review on-line
> 
> List members might like to know that a review of:
> 
> Koehler, L. and W. Baumgartner, eds.
>                    The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon
>                    of the Old Testament, Vol. IV
>                    Rev. by W. Baumgartner and J. J.
>                    Stamm. Trans. and ed. by M. E. J.
>                    Richardson Leiden: Brill, 1999. vi +
>                    438 pp. N.P.
>                    Reviewer: Andrew G. Vaughn
>                    Gustavus Adolphus College, St.
>                    Peter, MN
> 
> is now available on the RBL site at:
> http://www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/9004100768.html
> 
> As well as reviewing the volume in question, it offers useful comparisons 
> with Brown, Driver, Briggs and with the ( now suspended ) part published 
> Dictionary of Classical Hebrew.
> 
> The reviewer's concerns about the size ( if not the cost ) of the HAL 
> volumes may be met by going to the Brill site:
> http://www.brill.nl/catalogue/productinfo.asp?product=9165
> for details of the CD-ROM version -- the updated CD now contains vol. 5, 
> the Aramaic section.
> 
> 
> Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
> mauros AT iol.ie
> 
> 
> 
> 
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