Sefer ha-milim: dictionary of the Targumim, Talmud Bavli, Talmud Yerushalmi, and Midrashic literature

Marcus Jastrow

Judaica Treasury, Aug 16, 2004 - Foreign Language Study - 1736 pages

New, larger edition of this timeless classic!A Dictionary of the Targumim, Talmud Bavli, Talmud Yerushalmi and Midrashic LiteratureCommonly known as "the Jastrow Dictionary," this work is the definitive choice for studying the Talmud, Midrashim and Targumim. With over 30,000 entries, it is far more comprehensive than any other dictionary of Aramaic/Hebrew available. Each entry is fully vocalized, defined in English and presented in various contexts, and word roots are cross-referenced wherever possible.An invaluable resource!

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Excellent source for knowing the rabbinical Hebrew

User Review  - Edsonffco - Christianbook.com

The book by Marcus Jastrow is a classic dictionary, being an indispensable source for knowledge on the rabbinical Hebrew and on the rabbinical Aramaic. Jastrow's work complements the dictionaries by Michael Sokoloff on the Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and on the Jewish Palestinian Aramaic.

User Review  - Florence Wiggins - Christianbook.com

I haven't used this dictionary as of yet but I received it at an excellent price and will use it in the future since I will be going to Bible School until God calls me home to be with Him.Thank you again.

About the author

Marcus Jastrow (1829-1903) was an eminent Talmud scholar, professor of religious philosophy, Jewish history, and biblical exegesis at Maimonides College, and rabbi of Congregation Rodef Shalom, both in Philadelphia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sefer ha-milim: dictionary of the Targumim, Talmud Bavli, Talmud Yerushalmi, and Midrashic literature
• Author: Marcus Jastrow
• Compiled by: Marcus Jastrow
• Edition: 2, reprint
• Publisher: Judaica Treasury, 2004
• ISBN: 1932443207, 9781932443202
• Length: 1736 pages
• Subjects: Aramaic language; Aramaic language/ Dictionaries/ English; Foreign Language Study / Ancient Languages; Foreign Language Study / Hebrew; Hebrew language, Post-Biblical; Hebrew language, Post-Biblical/ Dictionaries/ English; Hebrew language, Talmudic; Hebrew language, Talmudic/ Dictionaries/ English; Rabbinical literature; Reference / Dictionaries; Religion / Judaism / Sacred Writings