List of Hebrew dictionaries
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Notable dictionaries of the Hebrew language include:
Hebrew dictionaries for Hebrew speakers
Medieval dictionaries
The first Hebrew dictionary that we know of is Mahberet Menahem by Menahem ben Saruq. It was written in Spain in the years 960-950. It contains all the words and roots in the Hebrew Bible.
Rabbi Hai Gaon compiled dictionary of especially difficult words in the Bible, Targum, and Talmud, in the 10th or 11th century. The Arabic title of the book was Kitab al-Hawi.
In the first half of the 11th century, Jonah ibn Janah compiled the Book of Roots (Kitab al-Usul), which is a complete dictionary of the Hebrew roots in the Bible.
In the 11th century, Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome wrote The Arukh - a dictionary that deals with difficult and foreign words written in Hebrew letters in the Talmud and Midrash. The explanations for the words rely mainly on the literature of the Geonim and the author's interpretation. Each of the dictionary entries has a broad explanation in Hebrew, which sometimes also includes reference to other matters related to the subject.
In 1161, Solomon ben Abraham ibn Parhon completed his Mahberet HaArukh Hebrew dictionary of the Biblical Hebrew, in the city of Salerno, Italy.
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