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Commentary of Salmon Ben Yeruham on Lamentations Mohammed Abdul-Latif Abdul-Karim, Commentary of Salmon Ben Yeruham on Lamentations (St. Andrews, 1976)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/NWP4L3Q8

Isaiah and Jeremiah Yitzhaq Avishur, "Isaiah and Jeremiah." vol. 1 (Jerusalem: Magnes Press, 1998)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/VQSFYAXT

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

[Review of: Shehadeh, The Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch. Prolegomena to a Critical Edition] Maurice Baillet, "[Review of: Shehadeh, The Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch. Prolegomena to a Critical Edition]."Revue biblique vol. 88 (1981)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/5W3RBW74

The Hebrew Tradition Wout Jac. van Bekkum, "The Hebrew Tradition."Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science; Series III—Studies in the History of the Language Sciences (Amsterdam/Philadephia: John Benjamins Publishing Co., 1997)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/SJ3H7UX9

Hebrew in Arabic Script—Qirqisānī’s View Haggai Ben-Shammai, "Hebrew in Arabic Script—Qirqisānī’s View." (Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 1982)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/F86KGYXS

שיטות המחשבה הדתית של אבו יוסף יעקוב אלקרקסאני ויפת בן עלי || The Doctrines of Religious Thought of Abû Yûsuf Ya‘qûb al-Qirqisânî and Yefet ben ‘Elî Haggai Ben-Shammai, שיטות המחשבה הדתית של אבו יוסף יעקוב אלקרקסאני ויפת בן עלי || The Doctrines of Religious Thought of Abû Yûsuf Ya‘qûb al-Qirqisânî and Yefet ben ‘Elî (Jerusalem, 1977)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/M9QZRLQG

ישועה בן יהודה: לדמותו של חכם קראי ירושלמי במאה הי״א || Yeshuah ben Yehudah: A Characterization of a Karaite Scholar of Jerusalem in the Eleventh Century Haggai Ben-Shammai, "ישועה בן יהודה: לדמותו של חכם קראי ירושלמי במאה הי״א || Yeshuah ben Yehudah: A Characterization of a Karaite Scholar of Jerusalem in the Eleventh Century."Pe‘amim: Studies in Oriental Jewry || פעמים: רבעון לחקר קהילות ישראל במזרח vol. 32 (1987 || תשמ"ז)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/QVHN9AUE

תרגומי מקרא קדומים לערבית־היהודית || Ancient Bible Translations to Judaeo-Arabic Joshua Blau and Simon Hopkins, "תרגומי מקרא קדומים לערבית־היהודית || Ancient Bible Translations to Judaeo-Arabic."פעמים: רבעון לחקר קהילות ישראל במזרח || Pe'amim: Studies in Oriental Jewry vol. 83 (2000 || תש"ס)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/4AS9IMJK

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

יפת בן עלי אלבצרי, פירוש בראשית: מהדורה ביקורתית לדוגמה || Yefet ben ʿEli, Commentary on Genesis: A Sample Critical EditionSagit Butbul, Sarah Stroumsa and שגית בוטבול,, "יפת בן עלי אלבצרי, פירוש בראשית: מהדורה ביקורתית לדוגמה || Yefet ben ʿEli, Commentary on Genesis: A Sample Critical Edition." (Jerusalem || ירושלים: Ben-Zvi Institute || מכות בן־צבי לחקר קהילות ישראל במזרח, 2000)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/W9UPBTMQ

[Review of: Shehadeh, The Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch. Prolegomena to a Critical Edition] L. F. Girón, "[Review of: Shehadeh, The Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch. Prolegomena to a Critical Edition]."Sefarad vol. 39 (1979)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/7XXC4FJ8

Yefet ben ‘Ali’s Commentary on the Hebrew Text of the Book of Job I–X Haider Abbas Hussain, Yefet ben ‘Ali’s Commentary on the Hebrew Text of the Book of Job I–X (St. Andrews, 1986)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/YHM5EDFG

Samaritans in Cairo: An Extinct Community Underestimated Haroutin [sic] S. Jamgotchian, "Samaritans in Cairo: An Extinct Community Underestimated."Studies in Judaica (Sydney: Mandelbaum Publishing, 2000)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/GIHYXKXE

Fragments inconnus de la traduction arabe du Pentateuque par Saʿadya al Fayyoumi dans une adaption samaritaine H. S. Jamgotchian, "Fragments inconnus de la traduction arabe du Pentateuque par Saʿadya al Fayyoumi dans une adaption samaritaine." (Tel Aviv: Chaim Rosenberg School for Jewish Studies, Tel-Aviv University || בית הספר למדעי היהדות ע"ש חיים רוזנברג, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב, 1991 || תשנ"א)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/W8Q5Q5Q3

ספר חבקוק (פרקים א, ג) בפירושו של הפרשן הקראי יפת בן עלי חסן בן עלי הלוי הבצרי || The Commentary on Habakkuk (Chapters 1, 3) by the Karaite Exegete Yefeth b. Elī al-Baṣri Ofer Livne-Kafri and עופר לבנה-כפרי, "ספר חבקוק (פרקים א, ג) בפירושו של הפרשן הקראי יפת בן עלי חסן בן עלי הלוי הבצרי || The Commentary on Habakkuk (Chapters 1, 3) by the Karaite Exegete Yefeth b. Elī al-Baṣri."Sefunot: Studies and Sources on the History of the Jewish Communities in the East || ספונות: מחקרים ומקורות לתולדות קהילות ישראל במזרח vol. 6 (1993)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/ZVVGX5KV

On the Problems of the Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch Rudolf Macuch, "On the Problems of the Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch."Israel Oriental Studies vol. 9 (1979)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/9D33XESQ

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

שני גלוסרים מקראיים עבריים־ערביים מגניזת קהיר || Two Hebrew-Arabic Biblical Glossaries from the Cairo Geniza Meira Polliack and Sasson Somekh, "שני גלוסרים מקראיים עבריים־ערביים מגניזת קהיר || Two Hebrew-Arabic Biblical Glossaries from the Cairo Geniza."Pe‘amim: Studies in Oriental Jewry || פעמים: רבעון לחקר קהילות ישראל במזרח vol. 83 (2000)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/BYBNEGMH

Medieval Karaite Views on Translating the Hebrew Bible into Arabic Meira Polliack, "Medieval Karaite Views on Translating the Hebrew Bible into Arabic."Journal of Jewish Studies vol. 47 (1996)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/CBD3GZQQ

תפיסת רב סעדיה גאון את תרגום התורה בהשוואה לתפיסת הקראים || Se‘adyā Gaon’s Concept of Biblical Translation in the Light of the Karaite Concept Meira Polliack, "תפיסת רב סעדיה גאון את תרגום התורה בהשוואה לתפיסת הקראים || Se‘adyā Gaon’s Concept of Biblical Translation in the Light of the Karaite Concept." (Ramat Gan: University of Bar Ilan Press, 2000)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/TC4IGXV2

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

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

The Medieval Karaite Tradition of Translating the Bible into Arabic: Its Sources, Characteristics and Historical Background Meira Polliack, "The Medieval Karaite Tradition of Translating the Bible into Arabic: Its Sources, Characteristics and Historical Background."Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society vol. 6 (1996)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/Y7TSF5XT

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

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

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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~

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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".

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Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2

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