Greg Terry Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I'm looking for some insight regarding a Hebrew lexicon. Among those offered for Accordance: BDB, Jenni-Westerman, TWOT, or possibly NIDOTTE which would be the most recommended for an informed lay person with no knowledge of Hebrew but with a strong desire to dig into the text? I do have a BS from a Bible college and enjoy studying God's Word. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikes Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Given you have no Hebrew, I would start with Renn Bible Words (not a lexicon), and NIDOTTE. Then I'd look at adding in TWOT and BDB Complete when you're able, followed by HALOT. I'm in a similar situation as you for the last year or so I've been trying to pick up Hebew (not going so great) and I find NIDOTTE to be, by far, the most useful place to start. It frequently refers to TWOT, HALOT and BDB and provides some excellent layperson content. I personally like the layout of sections on ANE usage then OT usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Terry Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 mikes: Thanks for the advice. That is the direction in which I had been leaning. I have the NIDNTT and have found it very helpful. I am just not sure if my financial controller (wife) would allow me to spend that much right now, So, I was interested to see how others feel about some of the other resources. BTW, a very helpful resource for learning Hebrew is www.animatedhebrew.com. There are a series of lectures online. I have found them quite good. I just need to be more disciplined about learning Hebrew. Thanks, again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikes Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Thanks for the advice. That is the direction in which I had been leaning. I have the NIDNTT and have found it very helpful. I am just not sure if my financial controller (wife) would allow me to spend that much right now, So, I was interested to see how others feel about some of the other resources. BTW, a very helpful resource for learning Hebrew is www.animatedhebrew.com. There are a series of lectures online. I have found them quite good. I just need to be more disciplined about learning Hebrew. Thanks for the Hebrew tip! I have the same issue with discipline in a family with 2 girls under 9 years old begging my attention whenever I'm not working (and they well deserve it!). I honestly would save up for the NIDOTTE before getting anything other then Renn... but that too requires discipline of a different sort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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