Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics
I have a friend who just posted a link to it, as he has an article published in it. It would be great to have this in Logos.
Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics (4 vols.) - Brill, 2013
General Editor: Geoffrey Khan Associate Editors: Shmuel Bolozky, Steven E. Fassberg, Gary A. Rendsburg, Aaron D. Rubin, Ora R. Schwarzwald, Tamar Zewi Advisory Board: Moshe Bar-Asher, Aharon Maman, Cynthia L. Miller-Naudé, Yael Reshef
The Hebrew language has one of the longest attested histories of any of the world’s languages, with records of its use from antiquity until modern times. Although it ceased to be a spoken language by the 2nd century C.E., Hebrew continued to be used and to develop in the form of a literary and liturgical language until its revival as a vernacular in the 20th century.
In a four volume set, complete with index, the Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics offers a systematic and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the history and study of the Hebrew language from its earliest attested form to the present day. The encyclopedia contains overview articles that provide a readable synopsis of current knowledge of the major periods and varieties of the Hebrew language as well as thematically-organized entries which provide further information on individual topics, such as the Hebrew of various sources (texts, manuscripts, inscriptions, reading traditions), major grammatical features (phonology, morphology, and syntax), lexicon, script and paleography, theoretical linguistic approaches, and so forth. With over 950 entries and approximately 400 contributing scholars, the Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics is the authoritative reference work for students and researchers in the fields of Hebrew linguistics, general linguistics, Biblical studies, Hebrew and Jewish literature, and related fields.
The online version of the EHLL can be found here.
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Yikes! 1330 dollars! Brill books are always so expensive.
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I want to get this book!
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This would be a great resource, although I'm doubting Brill would distribute it digitally through third-parties.
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OK!
Now we have a literal 'ship date'! March 31. Our friend at Logos was right …. EHLL would soon appear. And no, you don't want it, unless you actually want it. Let's be clear.
I selected this thread … it seems the earliest suggestion, and from Rosie (though I thought Veli might have been earlier). And it was rough going … the price came in high, went down, doubled, came back down, and then just sat there. Over a decade.
So maybe this is 2025's scholarly volume for the year? Or maybe get lucky and another one in greek? Typically we seem to get one per year (probably not enough purchasers, but needed in the Logos academic barn). Last one was Strack/Billerbeck translated.
The 'collection':
which adds a concise late-Hebrew lexicon
and alone:
(which, if you already have the Concise above, is $11 cheaper; dynamic pricing went crazy)
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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Gold package, and original language material and ancient text material, SIL and UBS books, discourse Hebrew OT and Greek NT. PC with Windows 11
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This thread goes 'way back'. And Hebrew Encyclopedia shipped …. and unfortunately seriously increased its price (prepub vs regular).
But for anyone later (or now) wondering, this resource is pretty unique … I had thought it'd be badly digging into hebrew details, best used for sleepless nights. Instead, it has interesting articles all across hebrew usage … even modern advertising!
But the below article caught my eye … 'Pathology of Language' > Aphasia. After going over brain details, it then goes into aphasia vs specific languages and how their structure impacts the brain. My dad had that problem.
"In Hebrew, for example, individuals with agrammatism [form of aphasia] can produce yes/no questions, even though they cannot produce Wh questions. The reason immediately derives from the Tree Pruning Hypothesis: yes/no questions in Hebrew do not require explicit elements in the highest nodes (at the beginning of the sentence), whereas Wh questions do. In contrast, individuals with agrammatism who speak English and Dutch can form neither Wh questions nor yes/no questions. This is because in these languages an element is also required at the top of the tree for yes/no questions. Another aspect in which agrammatism in Hebrew differs from that in other languages relates to the impairment in verb inflection, and specifically in tense inflection. …."
Hopefully you got the prepub (apologies to Ben!).
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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