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An Introductory Grammar of Rabbinic Hebrew

By Miguel Perez Fernandez

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
1997
ISBN
9004108904, 9789004108905
LCC
PJ4911 .P4713 1997
Open Library ID
OL657409M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (4827135 bytes)
Pages
327\348
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

In Greek and Roman Palestine a Hebrew dialect existed alongside the literary language of Biblical Hebrew and yet followed its own pattern of development. After the destruction of the Temple it is believed the rabbis elevated this dialect to the status of a literary language, "Rabbinic Hebrew" and employed it in the composition of the Mishnah, Tosefta and halakhic "Midrashim". This volume is a practical grammar of Rabbinic Hebrew that seeks to bring up-to-date the 1927 work of M.H. Segal. It incorporates the results of recent investigations in the field and adds a pedagogic perspective, with vocabulary and exercises in every unit.

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