Hebrew Fonts
Logos has an option in the settings to select one of three sets of Hebrew fonts. Each is slightly different.
I am trying to learn Hebrew and am not sophisticated in my understanding.
Does it matter? Is one easier or more common or "generally accepted"... in short, is one better than the other.
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I couldn't find any resources in Logos which explained the specifications of each of the three fonts.
Any help from a pro is greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much, in advance,
Rob
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It's mostly a matter of personal preference, similar to how one might prefer Times or Helvetica or Courier for an English font. The difference comes down to appearance -- how the font designer decided to draw particular letters, vowel points, or cantillation marks.
If you already have print editions of certain Hebrew resources which use one font or the other, you'd probably stick with the one that's more familiar to you.
But if you're just starting out, I'd simply pick the one that's easier on the eyes to read.
I couldn't find any resources in Logos which explained the specifications of each of the three fonts.
If you look under Logos->About, you'll find license and copyright information about each font.
Specifics about the fonts can be found at the SBL or SIL websites:
Thanks to FL for including Carta and a Hebrew audio bible in Logos 9!
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PetahChristian already gave you a good answer, but I wanted to add a caveat for Mac users. If you intend to do any work in a word processor, be aware that MS Word for Mac does not recognize SBL Hebrew. This is true for past editions and for Word 2016.
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Thank you BOTH.... that helps me a lot.
Rob
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Specifics about the fonts can be found at the SBL or SIL websites:
SBL has Biblical Literature Fonts => https://www.sbl-site.org/educational/biblicalfonts.aspx with SBL BibLit including English, Greek, and Hebrew
Personally use SBL BibLit for Greek and Hebrew font in Logos so copy and paste had SBL BibLit for original languages. For grins, selected all text followed by selecting SBL BibLit. Note: a number of visual filter highlights in Logos are not doable in Word 2011.
Keep Smiling [:)]
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SBL has Biblical Literature Fonts => https://www.sbl-site.org/educational/biblicalfonts.aspx with SBL BibLit including English, Greek, and Hebrew
After reading your post, downloaded & installed SBL BibLit. MS Word now recognizes SBL Hebrew, but I prefer the appearance of Ezra SIL,
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