Help with a book
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I came across some numbers in the higher range of SEPHER SEPHIROTH which led me to an interesting publication. I cannot say how I came by the numbers, but there were interesting problems at the printing press including a price of $31 from the Harvard Bookstore for the hardcopy.
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There is Latin, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, and many other mysterious languages in this book. I'd be content to know what it says on the cover, nevertheless the 556 pages of content. If any wise Magus can at least inform me the languages, I would humbly appreciate it.
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@Takamba said
"It obviously appears to be a "Thesaurus" of "Hebrew" and "Chaldean", or A Compendium of the Hebrew and Chaldean Language
Not a Magus."
Thank you - Magus
I had a similar thought. Although I have never seen so many sacred languages mixed together. Its quite extraordinary.
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This is a standard copy of Gesenius' lexicon of Hebrew and Chaldee. I own two copies, slightly different editions.
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@HRUMACHIS said
"Thank you Jim. That's reaching way back to antiquity, I didn't even know such a book existed. Its going to take me some time to learn how to use it, but knowing what it is helps. Have you found the book useful?"
It's my primary reference on Biblical Hebrew, and has been useful especially in studying Hebrew etymology (tracking specific words through their trilateral roots).
Although we have nearly 200 years of scholarly progress post-Gesenius, a majority of what has been learned has been built directly atop Gesenius' work.
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@Jim Eshelman said
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@HRUMACHIS said
"Thank you Jim. That's reaching way back to antiquity, I didn't even know such a book existed. Its going to take me some time to learn how to use it, but knowing what it is helps. Have you found the book useful?"It's my primary reference on Biblical Hebrew, and has been useful especially in studying Hebrew etymology (tracking specific words through their trilateral roots).
Although we have nearly 200 years of scholarly progress post-Gesenius, a majority of what has been learned has been built directly atop Gesenius' work."
I needed a little while to comprehend your response. Thank you for sharing your insights.