The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (HALOT) is one of the most important Hebrew dictionaries available in biblical studies today. It is an essential tool for any serious biblical scholar. What is HALOT and where did it come from? HALOT is the English translation of the classic German lexicon from the 2nd […]

The Brown Driver Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (BDB) is one of the most important resources available for biblical scholars today. In fact, there are many scholars who claim that other than BHS (the standard critical edition of the Hebrew Bible), BDB is the most important tool for studying the Hebrew Bible. What is BDB […]

Clines’ Dictionary of Classical Hebrew is widely considered one of the most important Biblical Hebrew dictionaries available today. What is DCH and where did it come from? The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (DCH) was an ambitious project headed up by David Clines in the latter part of the 20th century (the first volume came out […]

Jastrow’s Dictionary is usually not considered in the same discussion of the essential dictionaries for biblical studies such as BDB, HALOT, and DCH. While this omission is understandable, scholars can sometimes find that Jastrow’s Dictionary provides them with just the information they are looking for. What is Jastrow’s Dictionary? Technically speaking, Marcus Jastrow’s Dictionary of […]