To: "'Biblical Hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: Torah Download.
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:49:23 +0100
They should be viewable with MS Internet Explorer 5+ and the Hebrew
fonts e.g. David, Miriam which come with it. They should also be
readable (though not beautiful) with rceent versions of Times New Roman
etc., if opened in a compatible program e.g. Word 2000. The anastesontai
site gives specific information about fonts for the cantillated text
which it offers.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Burks [mailto:rwburks AT flash.net]
> Sent: 11 July 2002 01:47
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: Re: Torah Download.
>
> Peter,
>
> What html fonts do I need to down load these pages to see the Hebrew
as
> Hebrew and not gobblede goop.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Burks
>
>
> On 7/10/02 12:48 PM, "Peter Kirk" <Peter_Kirk AT sil.org> wrote:
>
> > The pointed text of the Hebrew Bible is available from certain
websites,
> > including:
> >
> > http://www.mechon-mamre.org/i/t/index.htm (this site is all in
Hebrew)
> >
> > http://www.anastesontai.com/ (this site is in French, also has a
beta
> > version of a cantillated text of Genesis, which sort of works but is
not
> > very tidy)
> >
> > These can probably be viewed on a Mac at least with MS Internet
> > Explorer. As for importing it into Nisus, I think there is a way to
do
> > it, but better ask Nisus about that.
> >
> > I was about to write that you could get the cantillated text only as
> > part of an expensive software package. But I see that much of it is
on
> > offer for 10 Swiss francs at
> > http://www.anastesontai.com/b-cantilee/bible-cantilee.htm.
> >
> > Peter Kirk
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ian Goldsmith [mailto:iangoldsmith1969 AT yahoo.co.uk]
> >> Sent: 10 July 2002 12:50
> >> To: Biblical Hebrew
> >> Subject: Torah Download.
> >>
> >> Many thanks to everyone that gave me advice on
> >> word-processing for the Mac.
> >>
> >> I've already got Nisus, but prefer Quark for nearly
> >> everything else. So... I'm trying to go around the
> >> problem a little laterally (the language kit from
> >> Apple seemed a bit pricey).
> >>
> >> Can anyone give me a link (if one exists) to a site
> >> that I can download a pointed version of the Hebrew
> >> text from? I'm already the proud owner of the Online
> >> Bible, mainly because it's not expensive, but although
> >> I've got the BHS installed on it, it's only the
> >> consonantal text.
> >>
> >> Forgive me if the request sounds a little
> >> technologically challenged, but again I'd value your
> >> advice.
> >>
> >> Vowels/nikud etc seem to be a bit of a headache. If I
> >> can import a text with them already attached it would
> >> be a great leap forward!
> >>
> >> Once again many thanks.
> >> Ian.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> =====
> >> Ian Goldsmith.
> >> England.
> >>
> >> Dibrah Torah kilshone bnei-adam
> >> 'The Torah spoke in the language of ordinary men.'
> >> Berakot 31b
> >>
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