Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Read, James C" <K0434995 AT kingston.ac.uk>]

Hi b-he-brewers,

I have recently been asked by a beginning hebrew student how b-hebrew words 
have been 
assigned their semantic meanings in lexicons.
Beyond parallels in sister languages and inferences we gain from LLX 
translations I 
was not prepared to offer a complete answer.
Do the list members know what mechanisms were used to build our lexicons and 
determine 
the meanings of words?

Further, the student was particularly interested in tracking down the studies 
of each 
individual word. At this point I really didn't know what to say as it is 
something that 
I have done myself.
Does anyone know where records of semantic studies can be found for 
individual words?

JamesChristian

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