Arabic-Hebrew Glossary
This fragment is from a Arabic-Hebrew glossary (list of word equivalents) found in the Cairo Geniza. The text is arranged in two columns and lists the uncommon words from 1 Kings 5:3–7:29. One column has the words in Hebrew, and the other gives their one-word definitions in Arabic (written in Hebrew characters). Not all words have an Arabic definition, and others are listed twice, following the biblical text.
Credits
Halper 68, fol. 1v. University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Cairo Genizah Collection.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 3: Encountering Christianity and Islam.
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