Koehler, Baumgartner and Stamm’s The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (HAL), is widely recognized as being the standard modern dictionary for Biblical Hebrew. In combining scholarly thoroughness with easy accessibility, this dictionary meets the needs of a wide range of users. The CD-ROM edition of the dictionary not only contains all the information available in the print edition of HAL, but also provides additional features that enhance its usefulness considerably. This updated version includes the Aramaic Lexicon.

The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament on CD-ROM for Windows uses the Logos Library System Software. System requirements: Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or higher, 12Mb of RAM, 20Mb of free hard disk space, CD-ROM player.

Functionality. The functionality of the CD-ROM includes the exact reproduction of the character and paragraph formatting of the print edition. Additional functionality comes especially with the possibility of article-based navigation and extensive, language-aware, searching of Hebrew and related languages, e.g. full-text, Boolean, and proximity searches. Furthermore, every ‘see also’ cross-reference to other articles in the dictionary is be made into a hyperlink. Biblical references are also enabled to be hyperlinks to Biblical texts. As an aid to the reader, all abbreviations are turned into hotspots, activating window pop-ups with the full expansion of the abbreviation.

Readership. The electronic version of HAL is an indispensable tool for scholars and students in the fields of Biblical Studies, Dead Sea Scrolls, Judaic Studies, Semitic Languages and Ancient Near East.

‘ ...The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament includes a large amount of valuable new material, and it is the most up-to-date, and in several ways the best, modern lexicon of the Old Testament in Hebrew.’

‘The editor, Mervyn Richardson, and the publisher have done extremely well in the preparation of the English version of Koehler and Baumgartner's well-known dictionary. It is clear, well set out and even more attractive than the original German edition. The dictionary in this new form will have a very good future and will compete very well with other works now appearing.’

‘ ... an extremely attractively produced and easy to use lexicon, which will be essential for all students of Hebrew and which will greatly assist them in their reading of the Old Testament.’

‘The publishers should be commended for making Koehler/Baumgartner Lexicon available in a Hebrew/Aramaic-English version and for their commitment to complete the project in a relatively short period of time. This edition will certainly be an indispensable reference tool for years to come, one which all serious interpreters of the Old Testament must consult.’