How good a deal is the HALOT?
I have Logos 5 Platinum, don't know Hebrew, but will be taking a course in Hebrew soon. Are sale prices like this for the HALOT common or should I grab it now?
https://www.logos.com/product/5226/hebrew-and-aramaic-lexicon-of-the-old-testament
Thanks.
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Ronald, like you I didn't have HALOT as part of my base package. This is the cheapest I've seen it for a long time - and I have academic discount too! I bought it in the sale as I didn't want to miss out on it!
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I think that I would go for it while the Black Friday prices are still valid. If you are going to study Hebrew I can pretty confidently say that you will need it.
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Ronald Quick said:
I have Logos 5 Platinum, don't know Hebrew, but will be taking a course in Hebrew soon. Are sale prices like this for the HALOT common or should I grab it now?
https://www.logos.com/product/5226/hebrew-and-aramaic-lexicon-of-the-old-testament
Thanks.
There is a bundle including both BDAG and HALOT for $274.95. With HALOT at $119.95 on the BF sale that means that BDAG would need to be less than $155 for you to be sure to get a better deal than by buying the bundle. The price of BDAG by itself is $150 so you can be sure to come out ahead by purchasing HALOT on the BF sale (If only by $5).
george
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Ronald Quick said:
Are sale prices like this for the HALOT common or should I grab it now?
I've checked out every sale for the past three years, phoned Sales to ask for a discount on it and never got anywhere, so no, prices and offers like this on HALOT are not common. I grabbed it while it's on sale, and suggest you do likewise (or go for the BDAG/HALOT bundle that George mentioned above. They are both standard works for any kind of original-language work (I already had BDAG).
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Paul-C said:
Ronald, like you I didn't have HALOT as part of my base package. This is the cheapest I've seen it for a long time - and I have academic discount too! I bought it in the sale as I didn't want to miss out on it!
If you have Academic discount, I would recommend upgrading to Portfolio instead. (I've given much thoughts & calculation about this, more than I should)
Portfolio includes much more PLUS price-per-book ratio are much much cheaper... (it makes HALOT cost $1)
it shouldn't cost that much if you have academic discount & HALOT is included.
My advice: dont buy books that are included in a base package, rather, just upgrade to that base package. (*if you have academic discount)
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george
gfsomselיְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן
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George's advice to David seems very 'prophetic'.
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I already have the BDAG - it is included in my Platinum base package.
As much as I would love to upgrade to Portfolio that includes the HALOT and numerous additional resources I want, I just cannot afford it.
Thanks for all the replies - I just purchased the HALOT.
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How does it compare to A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by William L. Holladay? I have that as part of a package. The summary on it makes it sound sufficient.0
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SHotchkiss said:
How does it compare to A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by William L. Holladay? I have that as part of a package. The summary on it makes it sound sufficient.
There's some discussion about the differences in this thread:
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SHotchkiss said:
How does it compare to A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by William L. Holladay? I have that as part of a package. The summary on it makes it sound sufficient.
Here's another comparison between the two. As you can see, HALOT is a wee bit more thorough! [:)]
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