The Karaite Tradition of Hebrew Grammatical Thought in Its Classical Form: A Critical Edition and English Translation of al-Kitāb al-Kāfī fī al-Luġa al-ʿIbrāniyya by ʾAbū al-Faraj Hārūn ibn al-Faraj

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The book, consisting of two volumes, presents a critical edition and an annotated English translation of the work on Hebrew grammar al-Kitāb al-Kāfī fī al-Luġa al-'Ibārniyya by the medieval Karaite grammarian 'Abū al-Faraj Hārūn Ibn Faraj. This was one of the most important works on Hebrew grammar that was written in the Middle Ages, which, however, was lost to knowledge for several centuries and is here recovered from medieval manuscripts for the first time in a modern edition. In addition to the text edition and translation, the book contains an introduction on the background of the text and the codicology of the manuscripts. This publication will be of interest not only to Hebraists and Biblical scholars but also to scholars concerned with the history of linguistic thought and medieval thought in general. THE KARAITE TRADITION OF HEBREW GRAMMATICAL THOUGHT IN ITS CLASSICAL FORM Table of Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION 1.0. ʾAbū al-Faraj Hārtūn and the Karaite grammatical tradition 2.0. Al-Kitāb al-Kāfīfī al-Luġa al-ʿIbrāniyya 3.0. Grammatical terminology 4.0. Manuscripts 4.1. Provenance and dating 4.2. Edition corpus 4.3. Paleographical and codicological features of manuscripts in the edition corpus 4.4. Textual differences among manuscripts copied from different exemplars 4.5. Evidence of the use of Arabic script 4.6. Repetitions 4.7. Omissions 4.8. Additions 4.9. Copyists' corrections 4.10. The ligature of ʾaleph and lamedh 4.11. Numerals 4.12. The names of Hebrew letters 4.13. The numeration of chapters 4.14. The introduction of Biblical quotations 4.15. Orthographic and linguistic variation 4.16. Hamza 4.17. ʾAlif maqṣūra and ʾalif mamdūda 4.18. Tāʾ marbūṭa and ʾalif mamdūda 4.19. Declension 4.20. The use of prepositions 4.21. Concluding remarks 5.0. The edition and translation of the text TEXT AND TRANSLATION PART I Chapter headings Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 THE KARAITE TRADITION OF HEBREW GRAMMATICAL THOUGHT IN ITS CLASSICAL FORM CONTENTS PART II Chapter headings Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 REFERENCES INVENTORY OF MANUSCRIPTS INDEX OF BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS STUDIES IN SEMIITIC LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS