The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary

About this book

Now available for the first time in a paperback format The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary is a landmark in the description of modern Hebrew. Using principles developed in English lexicography but never before applied to Hebrew it is an essential reference for serious English and Hebrew users alike whether students scholars translators or in professional contexts. The dictionary reflects the development of Hebrew in the twentieth century and with over 50 000 entries offers extensive coverage of current idioms and phrases slang and colloquialisms technical and scientific terminology academic discourse legal and medical terminology American and Australian terms and a labeling system allowing easy identification of senses contexts and registers. For anyone interested in learning or translating modern Hebrew The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary is an invaluable resource.