An indispensable tool for all students of the Talmud on every level. With over 3,500 definitions, appendices, abbreviations, and more. Authoritative, easy-to-use, vowelized Aramaic text with English translation. Revised edition. A publication of the Ariel Institute. 336 pps.
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Important resource:
This book was recommended to me by my rabbi when I started studying Talmud and I don't see how you can study Talmud without it. It's certainly a must-have. I also recommend the companion volume Grammar for Gemara and Targum Onkelos by the same author.
improved my talmudic comprehension a lot:
I found this dictionary much easier to use than Jastrow, and still it has enough depth to be extremely useful. It has helped improve my understanding and comprehension of the talmud by 1000%! (Okay, I might be slightly facetious, but it really has helped immensly). I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to study talmud.
A great help for Talmudic study:
The book - jacket points to the following features:
This dictionary has not only individual Aramaic and Hebrew words, but also Talmudic expressions.It explains how terms and expressions function in their Talmudic context. There is a comprehensive list of acronyms of the Talmud. Most entries are illustrated with examples. Verbs are alphabetized by basic forms that appear in the Talmud and not by grammatical roots. Talmudic expressions are alphabetized according to the first word and cross-... more info
The Best Talmud Dictionary for English Speakers:
If you're looking for an informative, useful and above all, user friendly Dictionary that specifically deals with East Babylonian (Talmud haBavli), Aramaic, then this is the dictionary for you. It does more than simply provide a word and its related meaning, but also provides English words, and a quotation in the Talmud itself. It lists verbs according to their usage in the Talmud, rather than according to their roots... This is a dictionary I keep by my side when studying the Talmud.
