The Joys of Hebrew

by Lewis Glinert

Book Overview

When do you say mazal tov? What is a get, a golem, a kibbutz, a chalutz? What four plant species are waved during prayers on the harvest festival of Sukkot? You'll find answers to these questions and hundreds of others in this remarkable collection of the best known, most loved Hebrew words and phrases in the English speaking world.
From Acharon to Zohar, this informative and often humorous dictionary features over six hundred Hebrew words and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195086686
• ISBN13: 9780195086683
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A must buy for the curious!!

Although this book doesn't exactly give the beginner all the esentials of word(s) origin, it does though, give any reader a fresh insight of meaning and usage. Lewis Glinert is well known author of many Hebrew language texts and a well respected intructor of the Hebrew language from various colleges and universities. The selection of words are well chosen(dictionary style), some biblical, and some just plain everyday words. A nice addition to the list is the Yiddish translation(s), and plus a list of some biblical names with its translations in the back. This is great book for travellers(for those long air flights to and from). Educators, like myself can utilize this book at anytime or place, especially stumped by the curiosities of colleagues and students. The only reason that I gave it a 9 out of 10, is that, there seems to be no evidence of a second book on its way. Well at least get this one! Shlomo Arad