To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: Mishnaic/Rabbinic Hebrew
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:18:19 -0500
>===== Original Message From Jane Harper <jharper AT woh.rr.com> =====
>I realize this is a tad off topic, but ...
>
>Has anyone had a chance to evaluate Segal's "Grammar of Mishnaic
>Hebrew"? How does it stack up against Perez-Hernandez "Introductory
>Grammar of Rabbinic Hebrew"?
Well, it's older, and as I recall it has more of a reference grammar layout.
It's still a useful resource, but lacks the advantage of later work. One of
the major criticisms that I've seen is its reliance on standard editions
rather than actual manuscripts. I'll shut up now, since this is hardly my
field of expertise, any more than it's on topic for this list :-)