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| Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon | 
 enlarge | Authors: Francis Brown, S. Driver, C. Briggs
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (36 reviews)
Sales Rank: 46982
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.2 x 2
ISBN: 1565632060
Dewey Decimal Number: 423
EAN: 9781565632066
ASIN: 1565632060
Publication Date: March 1, 1996
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 A standard classic, but why Strong's numbers? May 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This dictionary is an old standard, and still very helpful. It is organized by roots. This means that all words are listed under the consonantal root (usually three consonants), regardless of what additional consonants or vowels have been added at the beginning or elsewhere. When I was a beginner in Hebrew, I found this system difficult to follow. However, with practice I started to get used to which roots lost their first consonant in derived or conjugated forms, and which ones had unstable second and third consonants. Now I can use this dictionary without much difficulty.
If you are a beginner in Hebrew, this dictionary is definitely a good one to plan to get, but you would be better served initially by A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament: Based upon the Lexical Work of Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner. This dictionary organizes words alphabetically rather than by roots, a feature which saves beginners a lot of frustration. As you progress, you should also consider getting a much more recent comprehensive lexicon of Biblical Hebrew, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, 2 volume set. This dictionary is based on much more recent scholarship that Brown-Driver-Briggs, but it is considerably more expensive, so BDB is an economical choice for good, if not cutting edge, scholarship.
If you are advanced enough in your study of Hebrew to be using Brown-Driver-Briggs, you really should have no need for the Strong's numbers included in this edition. I find such ornaments to be no more than clutter. If you want the uncluttered edition, it is A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament.
Great tool for serious study February 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've found this lexicon great for some serious word study. It has greatly helped to understand some passages were commentaries disagree and I want to see for myself.
 Cadillac of Hebrew-English Lexikons January 14, 2008
This lexikon is the equivalent of A Greek Lexikon of the New Testament by F. W. Gingrich.
I know of no other Bible-linguistic reference that treats every word of the Old Testament with such scholarly details.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to conduct a thorough study of the Old Testament.
An Excellent Reference, but knowing Hebrew would make for easier use October 17, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an excellent reference source in lexicons. However, it translates from Hebrew to English, and so the best way to use it, if you don't know Hebrew, is to cross reference it with Strong Exhaustive Concordance. The lexicon is indexed to the Strong's concordance, to make it possible to look up the words in English.
 Good for amateurs and advanced levels, not beginners October 6, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's a good book for those who already know hebrew and want to improve themselves. To find out the meaning of a word in the Hebrew bible using this book, you need to know its root, which is very difficult for beginners. I would recommend for a beginner to buy a lexicon that explains every single word as it is without the need to go to the root.
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