Practical Talmud Dictionary (English and Hebrew Edition)
by Yitzhak Frank, Ezra Zion Melamed

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Book Review: The Best Talmud Dictionary for English Speakers
Summary: 5 Stars

But all is not perfect...Not every word in the Talmud is translated however, this is a minor point, of which the author is well aware, and does not diminish this work at all. It derives from Melamed's Aramaic-Hebrew Dictionary and Jastrow, as well as a comprehensive Talmudic Concordance.

If students and scholars are serious about the Talmud then this companion is certainly a must-buy. Be sure to also get "Grammar for Gemara" by the same author - the second edition aids as much as the Dictionary does, and includes a brief section on Mishnaic Hebrew, and is interspersed with examples from the Aramaic Targums as well as the Aramaic of the Talmud haBavli.

If you're studying the Talmud, get both these books, they clarify meaning far more than Jastrow's Dictionary of the Talmud, Targums and Midrashim (which is a literal dictionary of all words).

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• Books > Subjects > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses
• Foreign Language > Aramaic
• Hebrew
• Encyclopedias > Religion
• Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Sacred Writings > Talmud