Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 22/08/2005 23:22, Read, James C wrote:

> ...
>
> I shouldn't worry about copying meanings as long as you don't copy and paste word for word. You can't 
> copyright meanings for words, otherwise it would be almost impossible for organisations to compile new dictionaries.
>
> If you would like any help with the project let me know.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of Joshua Luna
> ... 
>
> The copyright prohibits any reproduction, in any form, of any part of the
> book. Now the word definitions themselves are taken from BDB, but I don't
> think that helps my cause! Does this copyright pretty much make the use of
> that list a no-no, even though it facilitates the use of the book by others?
>
>  
BDB is out of copyright, and so you can copy its definitions as much as 
you like. There are freely available online editions of BDB. But I would 
advise against the "Online Bible" edition which has theologically 
motivated changes from the original.

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