Joann Buxtorf, A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Tongue (1656)
Date
1656
Author
Translator
Book title
A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Tongue, Being a translation of the Learned John Buxtorfius' Epitome of his Hebrew Grammar. That those which are ignorant of the Latine tongue, may attaine by this English introduction to the knowledge and apprehension of the originall Text of Scripture.... Whereunto is annexed an English interlineall interpretation of some Hebrew Texts of the Psalmes, for the profit of young beginners. (The like never before published.) Together with certaine pertinent rules concerning the seate of Accents in Nouns and Verbs, Participles, and Pronouns, Affixes, and words undeclined
Publication place
London
Printer
Roger Daniel
Publisher
Humphrey Moseley
Text type
printed book
Genre
Grammars
Subject area
Hebrew
Summary
Some definitions of grammatical terms and of romanized transliterations of the Hebrew letters, and an interlineal translation of some Hebrew psalms
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: A Prick is written within the belly, or middle of some letters, serving for their pronunciation, and it is called either Dagesh or Mappik. (p. 4)
sample: A Prick is written within the belly, or middle of some letters, serving for their pronunciation, and it is called either Dagesh or Mappik. (p. 4)
Alston
XIV.113
Wing
B 6349
