What do you think about the Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament (3 Vols.)?

I would like to buy one more theological lexicon for the OT. Since TDOT is still not available in Logos, I am thinking about the

Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament

What is your experience with that lexicon and is it well suited especially for a sermon preparation? Do you think there would be some better alternative?

EDIT: I have Platinum Library including TWOT.

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Mark Smith

This would be a good addition. I have it. It is not an exhaustive lexicon, but the words selected are in the editors' minds important Hebrew words. I think reading it and also TWOT is useful. They don't always cover the same ground nor approach a word in the same way. So in a sense they complement each other. For pastoral word I'd probably rank it above HAL. For academic work, I'd pick HAL first.

Bohuslav Wojnar

This would be a good addition. I have it. It is not an exhaustive lexicon, but the words selected are in the editors' minds important Hebrew words. I think reading it and also TWOT is useful. They don't always cover the same ground nor approach a word in the same way. So in a sense they complement each other. For pastoral word I'd probably rank it above HAL. For academic work, I'd pick HAL first.

Thank you Mark. Yes, I have HALOT and I use it quite a lot, although it is too technical for me very often. But for the commentary on the Hebrew words so far I use TWOT but would like to have something a little bit more thorough (although I consider TWOT very good tool for pastors). Is NIDOTTE better (more thorough) than TLOT? Is there any other alternative?

HJ. van der Wal

I have the German original of TLOT and I can recommend it. On the other hand some of my fellow students at university preferred NIDOTTE (perhaps because it is in English?). In any case, I think both TLOT and NIDOTTE are more thorough than TWOT.

Bohuslav Wojnar

Thank you Hendrik-Jan. I appreciate your advice. I didn't realize actually that also TLOT has originally been German (it looks most of the lexicons are [:)] ).

Bohuslav Wojnar

I think both TLOT and NIDOTTE are more thorough than TWOT.

OK, I made my mind. I went for NIDOTTE and from my first experience with it, I am happy I did. It looks as exactly what I have been looking for. I don't like it's price of course [N] (there is no Academic Discount for that either). But it looks like well worth of it's money. [Y]