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A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic Periods (Publications of The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project) Hardcover – December 31, 2003

by M. Sokoloff (Author)

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The first new dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic in a century, this towering scholarly achievement provides a complete lexicon of the entire vocabulary used in both literary and epigraphic sources from the Jewish community in Babylon from the third century C.E. to the twelfth century. Author Michael Sokoloff's primary source is, of course, the Babylonian Talmud, one of the most important and influential works in Jewish literature. Unlike the authors of previous dictionaries of this dialect, however, he also uses a variety of other sources, from inscriptions and legal documents to other rabbinical literature. A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic also differs from earlier lexographic efforts in its focus on a single dialect. Previous dictionaries have been composite works containing various Aramaic dialects from different periods, blurring distinctions in meaning and nuance. Sokoloff has been able to draw on the most current linguistic and textual scholarship to ensure the complete accuracy of his lexical entries, each of which is divided into six parts: lemma or root, part of speech, English gloss, etymology, semantic features, and bibliographic references. Another important feature in this invaluable reference work is its index of all cited passages, which allows the reader of a given text to easily find the semantics of a particular word. In addition to linguists and specialists in Jewish Aramaic literature, lay readers and students will also find this comprehensive, up-to-date dictionary useful for understanding the Babylonian Talmud.

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Series: Publications of The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project
Hardcover: 1600 pages
Publisher: John Hopkins Univ. Press (December 31, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0801872332
ISBN-13: 978-0801872334
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.2 x 2.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

Very thorough

By Paul Stevenson VINE VOICE on April 27, 2008

Format: Hardcover

This excellent dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic is extremely well produced. It has large, clear type and a solid hard-cover binding. There are many cross-references between entries, as well as entries for variant spellings cross-referenced to the appropriate main entry. Headwords of entries are vocalized where possible, but sometimes there is no evidence to show the precise vocalization, so none is indicated.

This dictionary covers the following sources, according to the introduction: The Babylonian Talmud, Geonic Literature, Writings of Anan, Magical texts, Babylonian Masora. I have consulted it during my study of the Aramaic of Targums Jonathan and Onkelos, where it has proven quite helpful, although it does not include all the vocabulary of these latter works, which it does not set out to cover.

The main work still available that is somewhat comparable to this Sokoloff dictionary is Marcus Jastrow's A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, originally published in 1903. This venerable volume does include the vocabulary of the Targumim; however, its age is showing. On the one hand, it is available in editions far less expensive than Sokoloff's dictionary. On the other hand, modern reprints are of poor, at times illegible, quality, due to multiple generations of photographic reproduction. And of course, Sokoloff's work is able to include the results of the 99 years of research that separate his work from Jastrow's.

Sokoloff's research is particularly noticeable (at least to me, with my particular interests) in the area of etymology.Read more ›

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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Pretty much all you'll need

By M Jacobson on April 10, 2010

Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase

I considered getting this or the Jastrow. Without a doubt this is far better. I use this in conjuction with the green dictionary (Rabbi Melamed).

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