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Thus

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finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.

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The Samaritan Pentateuch. An Introduction to Its Origin, History, and Significance for Biblical Studies Robert T. Anderson and Terry Giles, The Samaritan Pentateuch. An Introduction to Its Origin, History, and Significance for Biblical Studies, SBL Resources for Biblical Studies (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2012)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/R4HWDEVF

The Arabic Commentary of Yephet ben ‘Ali on the Book of Ecclesiastes, Chapters 1–6 Richard Bland, The Arabic Commentary of Yephet ben ‘Ali on the Book of Ecclesiastes, Chapters 1–6 (Berkeley, 1966)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/R6GE4QRM

Interpretation, History of, III.D: Medieval Judaism in Arabic-speaking Lands Michael G. Wechsler, "Interpretation, History of, III.D: Medieval Judaism in Arabic-speaking Lands." (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/VRQYR2RM

Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet Ben Eli Joseph Alobaidi ed., Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet Ben Eli, La Bible dans l’histoire: Textes et études (Bern: Peter Lang, 2010)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/33S7Q89A

The Messiah in Isaiah 53: The Commentaries of Saadia Gaon, Salmon ben Yeruham and Yefet ben Eli on Is 52:13–53:12 Joseph Alobaidi ed., The Messiah in Isaiah 53: The Commentaries of Saadia Gaon, Salmon ben Yeruham and Yefet ben Eli on Is 52:13–53:12, La Bible dans l’histoire: Textes et études (Bern: Peter Lang, 1998)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/HNJWVG6K

The Study of Medieval Karaism, 1989–1999 Daniel Frank and Nicholas de Lange, "The Study of Medieval Karaism, 1989–1999." (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/9HDL3DDU

The Lexical Element in David Alfasi’s Dictionary Definitions Aharon Maman, "The Lexical Element in David Alfasi’s Dictionary Definitions."University of Cambridge Oriental Publications (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/NILJNHG3

Karaite Bible Manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah Geoffrey Khan ed., Karaite Bible Manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah, Cambridge University Library Genizah Series (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/S35EAIDJ

The Karaite Translation Tradition of the Pentateuch into Arabic: A Linguistic Study of Karaite Translations of the Pentateuch from the Tenth to the Eleventh Centuries A.D. Meira Polliack, The Karaite Translation Tradition of the Pentateuch into Arabic: A Linguistic Study of Karaite Translations of the Pentateuch from the Tenth to the Eleventh Centuries A.D. (Cambridge, 1993)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/U2B7JG2E

On a Fragment of the Oldest Judaeo-Arabic Bible Translation Extant Joshua Blau, "On a Fragment of the Oldest Judaeo-Arabic Bible Translation Extant."University of Cambridge Oriental Publications (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/Z7WDRW4G

Some new sources for the study of the text and language of Saadya’s translation of the Pentateuch into Judaeo-Arabic Yitzhaq Avishur, "Some new sources for the study of the text and language of Saadya’s translation of the Pentateuch into Judaeo-Arabic."University of Cambridge Oriental Publications (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/ZTXZYJ96

Retribution & Redemption: Yefet Ben ʿEli on the Minor Prophets: A Lost Work of Lawrence Marwick Lawrence Marwick ed., Retribution & Redemption: Yefet Ben ʿEli on the Minor Prophets: A Lost Work of Lawrence Marwick (Columbia: SC: al-Qirqisani Center/Kara Publications, 2003)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/TSTXWHGZ

The Judaeo-Arabic Commentary on Jonah by the Karaite Japheth Ben Eli: Introduction and Translation Jessica Hope Andruss, The Judaeo-Arabic Commentary on Jonah by the Karaite Japheth Ben Eli: Introduction and Translation (Columbus, Ohio, 2007)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/8Y3WZLH5

The Limits of Karaite Scripturalism: Problems in Narrative Exegesis Daniel Frank, "The Limits of Karaite Scripturalism: Problems in Narrative Exegesis." (Jerusalem: The Ben-Zvi Institute, 2007)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/7W8J9L3S

The Karaite Tradition of Hebrew Grammatical Thought in Its Classical Form: A Critical Edition and English Translation of al-Kitāb al-Kāfī fī al-Luġa al-ʿIbrāniyya by ʾAbū al-Faraj Hārūn ibn al-FarajGeoffrey Khan, Maria Ángeles Gallego and Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, eds., The Karaite Tradition of Hebrew Grammatical Thought in Its Classical Form: A Critical Edition and English Translation of al-Kitāb al-Kāfī fī al-Luġa al-ʿIbrāniyya by ʾAbū al-Faraj Hārūn ibn al-Faraj, Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics (Leiden: Brill, 2003)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/2NYHPUFS

The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua James T Robinson ed., The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua Karaite Texts and Studies 7 , Études sur le judaïsme médiéval (Leiden: Brill, 2015)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/36DBCB37

The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben 'Eli on the Book of Proverbs Ilana Sasson ed., The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben 'Eli on the Book of Proverbs vol. 1: Introduction and Edition , Karaite Texts and Studies 8; Études sur le judaïsme médiéval (Leiden: Brill, 2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/89HN54WS

Search Scripture Well: Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East Daniel Frank, Search Scripture Well: Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East, Études sur le judaïsme médiéval (Leiden: Brill, 2004)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/E89SQS8Q

Christian Arabic Versions of Daniel: A Comparative Study of Early Mss and Translation Techniques in Mss Sinai Ar. 1 and 2 Miriam L Hjälm, Christian Arabic Versions of Daniel: A Comparative Study of Early Mss and Translation Techniques in Mss Sinai Ar. 1 and 2, Biblia Arabica (Leiden: Brill, 2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/EBVWXW94

1 Overview Articles. 1.3 Primary Translations. 1.3.6 Arabic Translations (Rabbanite, Karaite, Christian, and Samaritan). 1.3.6.2 Samaritan Arabic Translations Tamar Zewi, "1 Overview Articles. 1.3 Primary Translations. 1.3.6 Arabic Translations (Rabbanite, Karaite, Christian, and Samaritan). 1.3.6.2 Samaritan Arabic Translations." vol. 1A (Leiden: Brill, 2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/JZQPUMGR

The Major Prophets in Arabic: The Authorship of Pethiōn Revisited in Light of New Findings Miriam Lindgren Hjälm, "The Major Prophets in Arabic: The Authorship of Pethiōn Revisited in Light of New Findings."Biblia Arabica (Leiden: Brill, 2017/09/04)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/NTG5H5DG

The Hazy Edges of the Biblical Canon: A case Study of the Wisdom of Solomon in Arabic Miriam L. Hjälm, "The Hazy Edges of the Biblical Canon: A case Study of the Wisdom of Solomon in Arabic."Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha (Leiden: Brill, 2017)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/QAAA6AIW

The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben ʻEli the Karaite on the Abraham narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18) Marzena Zawanowska ed., The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben ʻEli the Karaite on the Abraham narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18) vol. 1: Introduction and Text Edition , Karaite Texts and Studies 4; Études sur le judaïsme médiéval (Leiden: Brill, 2012)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/RSWDR8MW

The Book of Conviviality in Exile (Kitāb al-īnās bi-ʾl-jalwa): The Judaeo-Arabic Translation and Commentary of Saadia Gaon on the Book of Esther Michael Wechsler, The Book of Conviviality in Exile (Kitāb al-īnās bi-ʾl-jalwa): The Judaeo-Arabic Translation and Commentary of Saadia Gaon on the Book of Esther, Biblia Arabica (Leiden: Brill, 2015)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/SCQFWRIN

The Karaite Tradition of Arabic Bible Translation: A Linguistic and Exegetical Study of Karaite Translations of the Pentateuch from the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries C.E. Meira Polliack, The Karaite Tradition of Arabic Bible Translation: A Linguistic and Exegetical Study of Karaite Translations of the Pentateuch from the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries C.E. (Leiden: Brill, 1997)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/V2937WNQ

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Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis

returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r

returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*

returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*

returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~

returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"

returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2

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