Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Isaac Fried" <if AT math.bu.edu>]

You may want to look at the book to see the prevailing thoughts of the 
dominant learned establishment on the Hebrew language, but be prepared to be 
greatly annoyed by it.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 4:29 AM, David Steinberg <
> david.l.steinberg AT rogers.com> wrote:
> > This book is the only comprehensive diachronic study of Biblical Hebrew
> > written since the *Bauer and Leander* of the early 1920s. The author is
> > one of the best Hebraists of the 20th century. Though this book is not
> > without its weaknesses (see
> > http://www.houseofdavid.ca/anc_heb_Blau_rev.htm ), the full range of
> > material covered in it is absolutely fundamental knowledge for anyone who
> > wishes to make knowledgeable comments on Biblical Hebrew historical
> > linguistics. If I may say so, it is not a book to be "perused" but to be
> > ingested and assimilated into one's fundamental knowledge and
> > understanding. It is easily available to everyone either through purchase
> > of through inter-library loan from your local library.