This lexicon is wonderful, but for many people, it's simply too much and a waste of money. The discussion of cognate languages and vast amounts of information concerning all the verses and uses of each word will overwhelm you if you're just beginning to learn the language, or if you're a pastor who wants to under gird a sermon with some Hebrew. In that case, I suggest getting the Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (by Holladay) as it is a paired down version of this lexicon.
If, however, you want to dig deeper into Biblical Hebrew, or if you intend on going into scholarship, then this lexicon (colloquially known as HALOT) is a must have, along with the "Dictionary of Classical Hebrew" (again, for those who don't want to dig so deep, the concise version is out as well, and is a wonderful resource, even for scholars who want a concise lexicon for daily use). HALOT has strong scholarship and comes from a different tradition than BDB/Gesenius. Thus, entries are listed according to spelling, rather than the tri-radical root, and the old source theory notes found in BDB are absent (and not much of a loss, especially considering the linguistic work that backs each entry).
tl;dr if you want to dig deep, by this lexicon, and use it. If you want something to just help with translations, buy the concise version, or the Concise Dictionary of Classical Hebrew for a fifth of the price, or less.
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Dr. Albano TavaresReviewed in Spain on April 2, 2025
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