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M. Sokoloff, "A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic Periods"

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M. Sokoloff, "A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic Periods"

M. Sokoloff, "A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic Periods"
Bar Ilan Un.Pr. | 2002 | ISBN: 9652262609/0801872332 | English/Jewish/Aramaic | PDF | 1582 pages | 84.8 Mb

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.
Sokoloff and his colleagues have produced two monumental volumes, now immediately and undoubtedly the standard works in the field.

(Catholic Biblical Quarterly)

Truly monumental… There can be no doubt that Sokoloff has produced a lasting work for which generations of Semitists will be thankful.

(Alexander Sima Hebrew Studies)

A thorough overview of the whole of the surviving lexicon of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, along with its links to other Aramaic dialects of Babylonia.

(Alison Salvesen Journal of Jewish Studies 1900-01-00)


Michael Sokoloff is a professor of Hebrew and Semitic languages in the Faculty of Jewish Studies at Bar-Ilan University. He is the author of A Dictionary of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic and co-author (with Stephen A. Kaufman) of A Key-Word-In-Context Concordance to Targum Neofiti, both available from Johns Hopkins.


M. Sokoloff, "A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic Periods"