Unlocking Leshon Hakodesh is a user-friendly guide to the Hebrew of Tanach and Chazal. Based on the Rishonim and enhanced with modern-day linguistics, this sefer goes beyond teaching basic dikduk to delving into the realms of syntax and semantics as well. Perfect for teachers, students, and all who love the Hebrew language.
Designed for page-by-page study or quick reference
Indexed to Tehillim, Navi, and the parshiyos
Includes stimulating extras — Test Yourself, Points to Ponder, and Did You Know? — in every section
Dr. Eliezer (Lewis) Glinert is Professor of Hebrew Studies at Dartmouth College and an honorary member of the Hebrew Language Academy. His book The Story of Hebrew(Princeton, 2018) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Educated in London’s Stamford Hill, where his mentor was Rav Aryeh Carmell, z”l, Professor Glinert graduated from Oxford in 1971 and gained a PhD in linguistics from London University. He has held appointments in Hebrew linguistics at Haifa University and Bar-Ilan, chaired the Centre for Jewish Studies at London University, and took up his Dartmouth professorship in 1997. In addition, he received semichah from Rabbi Daniel Channen.
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A Guide to the Hebrew Language
Unlocking Leshon Hakodesh is a user-friendly guide to the Hebrew of Tanach and Chazal. Based on the Rishonim and enhanced with modern-day linguistics, this sefer goes beyond teaching basic dikduk to delving into the realms of syntax and semantics as well. Perfect for teachers, students, and all who love the Hebrew language.
Designed for page-by-page study or quick reference
Indexed to Tehillim, Navi, and the parshiyos
Includes stimulating extras — Test Yourself, Points to Ponder, and Did You Know? — in every section
Dr. Eliezer (Lewis) Glinert is Professor of Hebrew Studies at Dartmouth College and an honorary member of the Hebrew Language Academy. His book The Story of Hebrew (Princeton, 2018) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Educated in London’s Stamford Hill, where his mentor was Rav Aryeh Carmell, z”l, Professor Glinert graduated from Oxford in 1971 and gained a PhD in linguistics from London University. He has held appointments in Hebrew linguistics at Haifa University and Bar-Ilan, chaired the Centre for Jewish Studies at London University, and took up his Dartmouth professorship in 1997. In addition, he received semichah from Rabbi Daniel Channen.
Professor Glinert is the author of over eighty articles on Jewish language and on medication and safety communication. His books include The Grammar of Modern Hebrew (Cambridge, 1989); Hebrew in Ashkenaz: A Language in Exile (Oxford, 1993); and (with coauthor Jon Schommer) A Screenful of Sugar? Prescription Drug Websites Investigated (Peter Lang, 2014).
Readers can learn more about Professor Glinert’s work and hear his lectures at the following websites:
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/lewisglinert/
https://www.torahcafe.com/scholar/professor-lewis-glinert_0000000145.html
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