Webster's New World Hebrew Dictionary Hebrew/English English/Hebrew

by Hayim Baltsan

Book Overview

Now updated with a fresh new look! With more than 50,000 entries, the Webster's New World(R) Hebrew Dictionary is a bilingual dictionary requiring no prior knowledge of Hebrew. Hebrew entry words in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671889915
• ISBN13: 9780671889913
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 864 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Perfect

This is a great Dictionary. It is just what I needed. I highly recommend it.

Webster Hebrew Dictionary

The Webster's Hebrew Dictionary is proving to be a great tool for me in my learning Hebrew. Since it gives the words written in Hebrew and its transliteration it is a tremendous aide to learning new words. Now if it could only talk.

Don't be put off by negative reviews!

I am learning modern Hebrew and was nearly put off buying this book by the negative reviews. I'm so glad I bought it. It is absolutely brilliant and not too complex, easy to read print and well laid out. The words are also written in Hebrew lettering as they are used in Israel, after the transliteration. (It is not a Biblical Hebrew dictionary.) Thus far, I haven't had a single problem finding any particular word in it. Having said that, it is not a stand-alone dictionary. You will still need at least another good one (e.g.Oxford), written in Hebrew lettering, but it is easy to find any written words, providing you have them already written down in transliteration or already know the Hebrew letter sounds. It is very inexpensive and great value for money. I've found it extremely useful and I already had two Hebrew dictionaries. It achieves what it sets out to do and you do need to learn transliteration to be a good all round Hebrew scholar.

Does what it claims to do

This dictionary does exactly what it claims to do... it offers an easy way to look up hebrew words in either the hebrew alphabet or in the transliterated English (Latin) characters. They clearly state on the first page of the "Guide to Use" that one must memorize the transliteration system and of course know how to pronounce the Hebrew words. I did that and it has been very helpful to me. I usually find the words I'm looking for and the transliteration is not a problem.

Todah, Hayim Baltsan!

Thank you, Hayim Baltsan and all your colleagues for not only taking the time, and making the effort to produce this work, but also for the consideration and thought you gave those of us who desire to learn Hebrew. This dictionary has been, to coin a phrase, "a Godsend," and a splendid supplemental companion reference which can be used with Hebrew language primers and grammars. The "transliterations" provide additional support to the student's learning of each Hebrew word. A wonderful tool which places a beautiful but difficult language within the reach of anyone who cares to take the challenge.