Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (English and Hebrew Edition) (1565638603) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

A classic and still standard resource, Marcus Jastrow's monumental dictionary remains unique in that it covers both the Hebrew and Aramaic languages in the literature of the rabbinic period. This indispensable dictionary of targumic and rabbinic literature includes thousands of entries in fully vocalized Hebrew and Aramaic, with references to the original texts, clear English definitions, and the full range of meanings and usages in the sources. It is organized alphabetically by actual form but includes also reference to a word's root, with abundant cross-references. Complete in one volume, in original largeprint format, sturdy binding, and with an index of Scriptural quotations, it is the most comprehensive single-volume dictionary available for reading early Jewish texts.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Jeanette's Review:

This is a great product for those who can speak Hebrew unfortunately I can not and I lost my shipping slip.

A FREE searchable Jastrow coming online:

This book, even though it is over 100 years old, is still widely used. Any English student of the Targums or Rabbinic Literature still needs to have a well-thumbed copy of this. For those who are interested and are able to contribute, a fully searchable PDF "Jastrow" is being put together via the following web site: jastrowproject.info.

Venerable but showing its age:

Marcus Jastrow made an inestimable contribution to the study of Jewish Aramaic. However, current reprints of this dictionary (including this Hendrickson one, which I own) suffer from the blurriness of letters that inevitably comes from copies photographed from earlier copies or from editions printed with very worn old plates.
While I know of no recent published dictionary that covers the Targumim, there is a very recent dictionary that covers Talmudic and Geonic literature, and incidentally contains... more info

Good and Comprehensive:

The Jastrow is a good reference piece. It describes the language of Aramaic very well, albeit dated (c. 1900s). There are much more recent additions, (cf. Hebrew University's Initiative). However, it is comparatively cheaper than its Hebrew University Counterpart. The Jastrow is a comprehensive treatment of Jewish-Aramaic. It does however, list according to Root, which makes finding forms difficult (especially for the beginner). It does however list a few examples, and references. Jastrow however is one of... more info

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