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Semitic Languages and Cultures Ser.: Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 2 by Geoffrey Khan (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
ISBN-101783748575
ISBN-139781783748570
eBay Product ID (ePID)16050400993
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEng,Heb
Publication NameTiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 2
Publication Year2020
SubjectLinguistics / Historical & Comparative, Biblical Biography / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorGeoffrey Khan
SeriesSemitic Languages and Cultures Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsThese volumes represent the highest level of scholarship on what is arguably the most important tradition of Biblical Hebrew. Written by the leading scholar of the Tiberian Masoretic tradition, they offer a wealth of new data and revised analysis, and constitute a considerable advance on existing published scholarship. It should stand alongside Israel Yeivin's 'The Tiberian Masorah' as an essential handbook for scholars of Biblical Hebrew, and will remain an indispensable reference work for decades to come. --Dr. Benjamin Outhwaite, Director of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, Cambridge University Library
Series Volume NumberVol. 2
Original LanguageHebrew
Dewey Decimal492.4
SynopsisThe form of Biblical Hebrew that is presented in printed editions, with vocalization and accent signs, has its origin in medieval manuscripts of the Bible. The vocalization and accent signs are notation systems that were created in Tiberias in the early Islamic period by scholars known as the Tiberian Masoretes, but the oral tradition they represent has roots in antiquity. The grammatical textbooks and reference grammars of Biblical Hebrew in use today are heirs to centuries of tradition of grammatical works on Biblical Hebrew in Europe. The paradox is that this European tradition of Biblical Hebrew grammar did not have direct access to the way the Tiberian Masoretes were pronouncing Biblical Hebrew. In the last few decades, research of manuscript sources from the medieval Middle East has made it possible to reconstruct with considerable accuracy the pronunciation of the Tiberian Masoretes, which has come to be known as the 'Tiberian pronunciation tradition'. This book presents the current state of knowledge of the Tiberian pronunciation tradition of Biblical Hebrew and a full edition of one of the key medieval sources, Hidayat al-Qari 'The Guide for the Reader', by Abu al-Faraj Harun. There is also an accompanying oral performance of samples of the reconstructed pronunciation by Alex Foreman. It is hoped that the book will help to break the mould of current grammatical descriptions of Biblical Hebrew and form a bridge between modern traditions of grammar and the school of the Masoretes of Tiberias.
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