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The Pauline Epistle to Philemon from Codex Vatican Arabic 13 (Ninth Century CE): Transcription and Study Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala, "The Pauline Epistle to Philemon from Codex Vatican Arabic 13 (Ninth Century CE): Transcription and Study."Journal of Semitic Studies vol. 60 (2015)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/UF4RDU27

Some Reflections on the Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch Haseeb Shehadeh, "Some Reflections on the Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch."Nordisk judaistik vol. 14 (1993)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/UU4IGG2J

[Review of Avishur, Yitzhaq, A Medieval Translation of the Latter Prophets into Iraqi and Syrian Judaeo-Arabic: The Text of Bodleian Manuscript Hunt. 206 with Introduction and Notes, vol. 1: Isaiah and Jeremiah] Benjamin Hary, "[Review of Avishur, Yitzhaq, A Medieval Translation of the Latter Prophets into Iraqi and Syrian Judaeo-Arabic: The Text of Bodleian Manuscript Hunt. 206 with Introduction and Notes, vol. 1: Isaiah and Jeremiah]."Hebrew Studies vol. 46 (2005)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/W4ZZ5EZN

Maṭrūn Eli Eytan, "Maṭrūn."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 48 (1958)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/WWDHX5P4

[Review of: Jamgotchian, The Recently Discovered and Other Unpublished Arabic Fragments of the Samaritan Pentateuch] Ladislav Drozdík, "[Review of: Jamgotchian, The Recently Discovered and Other Unpublished Arabic Fragments of the Samaritan Pentateuch]."Asian and African Studies vol. 13 (2004)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/XMA7WHIB

The Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of Ezekiel Miriam L Hjälm, "The Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of Ezekiel."Open Theology vol. 2 (2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/XSCS7EKF

[Review of: Margoliouth, David Samuel, ed. and trans. A Commentary on the Book of Daniel by Jephet ibn Ali the Karaite [شرح سفر دانيال …]. Anecdota Oxoniensia; Semitic Series, pt. 3. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889] L. M. Simmons, "[Review of: Margoliouth, David Samuel, ed. and trans. A Commentary on the Book of Daniel by Jephet ibn Ali the Karaite [شرح سفر دانيال …]. Anecdota Oxoniensia; Semitic Series, pt. 3. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889]."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 2 (1890)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/Y5GQXIFM

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

[Review of: Alobaidi, Joseph, Le commentaire des Psaumes par le qaraïte Salmon ben Yeruham: Psaumes 1–10; introduction, édition, traduction, La Bible dans l’histoire: Textes et études 1 (1996)] H. Ben-Shammai, "[Review of: Alobaidi, Joseph, Le commentaire des Psaumes par le qaraïte Salmon ben Yeruham: Psaumes 1–10; introduction, édition, traduction, La Bible dans l’histoire: Textes et études 1 (1996)]."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 91 (2001)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/YLCEQFTH

Two Ancient Fragments of an Arabic Translation of the New Testament F. Krenkow, "Two Ancient Fragments of an Arabic Translation of the New Testament."Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1926)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/ZEIKDTRB

The Book of Hebrew Roots by Abu’l-Walîd Marwân ibn Janâḥ, Called Rabbî Jônâh, Edited with an Appendix, Containing Extracts from Other Hebrew-Arabic Dictionaries ||كتاب الأصول لأبى الوليد مروان بن جناح القرطبى ويتلوه منتخبات من تصانيف اخر فى الاصول لبعض علماء المشرق والمغرب Adolf Neubauer ed., The Book of Hebrew Roots by Abu’l-Walîd Marwân ibn Janâḥ, Called Rabbî Jônâh, Edited with an Appendix, Containing Extracts from Other Hebrew-Arabic Dictionaries ||كتاب الأصول لأبى الوليد مروان بن جناح القرطبى ويتلوه منتخبات من تصانيف اخر فى الاصول لبعض علماء المشرق والمغرب (Amsterdam: Philo Press, 1968)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/SVQFREB6

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

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

The Arabic Versions of the Gospels: The Manuscripts and their Families Hikmat Kachouh (Kashouh), The Arabic Versions of the Gospels: The Manuscripts and their Families vol. 42 , Arbeiten zur neutestamentlichen Textforschung (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2011)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/KSJAYMW5

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 Arabic Versions of the Gospels: the Manuscripts and Their Families Hikmat Kachouh (Kashouh), The Arabic Versions of the Gospels: the Manuscripts and Their Families (Birmingham, 2008)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/BZCM6WMZ

Al-As‘ad Hibat allāh ibn al-‘Assāl: His Contribution to the Formation of New Identity of Copts in Egypt Through His Critical Translation of the Gospel of Luke Vevian Zaki, Al-As‘ad Hibat allāh ibn al-‘Assāl: His Contribution to the Formation of New Identity of Copts in Egypt Through His Critical Translation of the Gospel of Luke (Cairo, 2011)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/L7VZ2XVC

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

An Arabic Version of the Epistles of St Paul to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, with Part of the Epistle to the Ephesians from a Ninth Century Ms. in the Convent of St Catharine on Mount Sinai Margaret Dunlop Gibson ed., An Arabic Version of the Epistles of St Paul to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, with Part of the Epistle to the Ephesians from a Ninth Century Ms. in the Convent of St Catharine on Mount Sinai, Studia Sinaitica (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/X9S78ZWR

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"?" 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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