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Thus

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Salmon ben Yeruham’s Commentary on the Book of Psalms Jonathan Shunary, "Salmon ben Yeruham’s Commentary on the Book of Psalms."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 73 (1982)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/2G3TK7GI

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 Arabic Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Ali the Karaite on the Book of Hosea, Edited from Eight Manuscripts and Provided with a Critical Notes and an Introduction Philip Birnbaum ed., The Arabic Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Ali the Karaite on the Book of Hosea, Edited from Eight Manuscripts and Provided with a Critical Notes and an Introduction (Philadelphia: The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1942)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/34RLRYC5

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

[Review of: Wechsler, Michael G., ed. and trans. The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Esther: Edition, Translation, and Introduction. Karaite Texts and Studies 1; Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 36. Leiden: Brill, 2008] I. R. M. Bóid, "[Review of: Wechsler, Michael G., ed. and trans. The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Esther: Edition, Translation, and Introduction. Karaite Texts and Studies 1; Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 36. Leiden: Brill, 2008]."Bibliotheca Orientalis vol. 67 (2010)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/3Q7CRQ7N

Jefeth b. Ali’s Arabic Commentary on Nāḥūm, with Introduction, Abridged Translation and Notes Hartwig Hirschfeld ed., Jefeth b. Ali’s Arabic Commentary on Nāḥūm, with Introduction, Abridged Translation and Notes, Jews’ College Publication (London: n.p., 1911)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/5BXUT3Z3

The Arabic Commentary of Abu Zakariya Yaḥya (Judah ben Samuel) ibn Bal‘am on the Twelve Minor Prophets Samuel Poznański ed., "The Arabic Commentary of Abu Zakariya Yaḥya (Judah ben Samuel) ibn Bal‘am on the Twelve Minor Prophets."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 15 (1924)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/6BXC2E2N

Vestiges of Qaraite Translations in the Arabic Translation(s) of the Samaritan Pentateuch Gregor Schwarb, "Vestiges of Qaraite Translations in the Arabic Translation(s) of the Samaritan Pentateuch."Intellectual History of the Islamicate World vol. 1 (2013)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/6VKB5WN8

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 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

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

[Review of: Alobaidi, Joseph, Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet ben Eli] Karin Almbladh, "[Review of: Alobaidi, Joseph, Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet ben Eli]."Orientalia Suecana vol. 59 (2010)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/94YIRLEB

Karaite Commentaries on the Song of Songs from Tenth-Century Jerusalem Daniel Frank, "Karaite Commentaries on the Song of Songs from Tenth-Century Jerusalem." (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/B9FZTRYG

Proper Nouns in the Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch Tamar Zewi, "Proper Nouns in the Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch."Journal of Semitic Studies vol. 61 (2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/C4P5KQZA

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

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

A Commentary on the Book of Joel by Jefeth ben Ali the Karaite Simon Maurice Lehrman, A Commentary on the Book of Joel by Jefeth ben Ali the Karaite (London, 1927)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/GZ3LDCC2

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 Commentary of ‘Ali ben Suleimān the Karaite on the Book of Genesis, Edited from Unique Manuscripts and Provided with Critical Notes and an Introduction Solomon L. Skoss, The Arabic Commentary of ‘Ali ben Suleimān the Karaite on the Book of Genesis, Edited from Unique Manuscripts and Provided with Critical Notes and an Introduction (Philadelphia: The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1928)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/L7SRWYTF

The Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Eli on the Book of Ruth—Studies in Translation and Exegetical Techniques Fiona Eve Blumfield, The Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Eli on the Book of Ruth—Studies in Translation and Exegetical Techniques (London, 2001)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/LRDXHE3V

[Review of: Birnbaum, Philip, ed. and trans. The Arabic Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Ali the Karaite on the Book of Hosea, Edited from Eight Manuscripts and Provided with a Critical Notes and an Introduction. Philadelphia: The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1942] L. Nemoy, "[Review of: Birnbaum, Philip, ed. and trans. The Arabic Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Ali the Karaite on the Book of Hosea, Edited from Eight Manuscripts and Provided with a Critical Notes and an Introduction. Philadelphia: The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1942]."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 33 (1943)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/LWD4XNHX

[Review of: Birnbaum, Philip, ed. and trans. The Arabic Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Ali the Karaite on the Book of Hosea, Edited from Eight Manuscripts and Provided with a Critical Notes and an Introduction. Philadelphia: The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1942] L.E. Marwick, "[Review of: Birnbaum, Philip, ed. and trans. The Arabic Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Ali the Karaite on the Book of Hosea, Edited from Eight Manuscripts and Provided with a Critical Notes and an Introduction. Philadelphia: The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1942]."Journal of Biblical Literature vol. 62 (1943)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/MHWLWBGA

The Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon's Translation of the Pentateuch. Critical Edition and Study of MS BL OR7562 and Related MSS Tamar Zewi, The Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon's Translation of the Pentateuch. Critical Edition and Study of MS BL OR7562 and Related MSS, Biblia Arabica (Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2015)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/MNR7NU3W

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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".

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Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2

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