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Le commentaire des Psaumes par le qaraïte Salmon ben Yeruham: Psaumes 1–10; introduction, édition, traduction Joseph Alobaidi ed., Le commentaire des Psaumes par le qaraïte Salmon ben Yeruham: Psaumes 1–10; introduction, édition, traduction, La Bible dans l’histoire: Textes et études (Bern: Peter Lang, 1996)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/R3WCNR9I
Le Psaume VIII commenté par Salmōn b. Yerūḥīm Georges Vajda, "Le Psaume VIII commenté par Salmōn b. Yerūḥīm." (Philadelphia: The Dropsie University, 1979)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/MBQ9HRE8
Le tétraévangile Sinaï Arabe 72: Ses rubriques liturgiques et son substrat grec Samir Arbache and Juin ., Le tétraévangile Sinaï Arabe 72: Ses rubriques liturgiques et son substrat grec (Louvain, 1975)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/THDFK36D
Le versioni arabe dei Profeti Alberto Vaccari, "Le versioni arabe dei Profeti."Biblica vol. 2 (1921)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/NTJC2MV9
Le versioni arabe dei Profeti Alberto Vaccari, "Le versioni arabe dei Profeti."Biblica vol. 1 (1920)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/REAEJIWG
Le versioni arabe dei Profeti Alberto Vaccari, "Le versioni arabe dei Profeti."Biblica vol. 3 (1922)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/RK3RE924
Les épîtres de saint Paul dans une des premières traductions en arabe Paul Féghali, "Les épîtres de saint Paul dans une des premières traductions en arabe."Parole de l'Orient vol. 30 (2005)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/8XVNASBR
Les lectionnaires de l’ancienne liturgie de Jérusalem Sebastià Janeras, "Les lectionnaires de l’ancienne liturgie de Jérusalem."Collectanea Christiana Orientalia vol. 2 (2005)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/QMZ8BRMX
Les manuscrits arabes des lettres de Paul. État de la question et étude de cas (1 Corinthiens dans le Vat. Ar. 13) Sara Schulthess, Les manuscrits arabes des lettres de Paul. État de la question et étude de cas (1 Corinthiens dans le Vat. Ar. 13), Biblia Arabica (Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2018)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/ZEDR43X3
Les manuscrits arabes des lettres de Paul. La reprise d'un champ de recherche négligé. Sara Schulthess, Les manuscrits arabes des lettres de Paul. La reprise d'un champ de recherche négligé. (Nijmegen, 2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/3SG37CMK
Les versions arabes des Evangiles Samir Arbache, "Les versions arabes des Evangiles."Mélanges de Science Religieuse vol. 3 (1999)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/FSXX8DKT
Liber Psalmorum Dauidis Regis et Prophetae: ex Arabico idiomae in Latinum translatus || ممزامير داوود الملك والنبي Gabriel Sionita and Vittorio Scialac, Liber Psalmorum Dauidis Regis et Prophetae: ex Arabico idiomae in Latinum translatus || ممزامير داوود الملك والنبي (Rome: Ex typographia Sauariana : Excudebat Stephanus Paulinus, 1614)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/IRHBE8AE
Libri Exodi et Levitici secundum arabicam Pentateuchi Samaritani versionem ab Abū Sa:īdo conscriptam Abraham Kuenen, Libri Exodi et Levitici secundum arabicam Pentateuchi Samaritani versionem ab Abū Sa:īdo conscriptam (Leiden: Brill, 1854)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/H5SPF6IF
Libri Psalmorum David regis et prophetae, versio a R. Yapheth ben Heli Bassorensi Karaitâ, auctore decimi saeculi, arabice concinnata, quam ad communem Sacrarum Litterarum et linguarum orientalium studiosorum utilitatem punctis vocalibus insignivit et latinitate donavit J[ean]-J[oseph]-L[éandre] Bargès || كِتَابُ الزُّبُورِ لِدَاوُدَ المَلِكِ وَالنَّبِيِّ Jean Joseph Léandre Bargès ed., Libri Psalmorum David regis et prophetae, versio a R. Yapheth ben Heli Bassorensi Karaitâ, auctore decimi saeculi, arabice concinnata, quam ad communem Sacrarum Litterarum et linguarum orientalium studiosorum utilitatem punctis vocalibus insignivit et latinitate donavit J[ean]-J[oseph]-L[éandre] Bargès || كِتَابُ الزُّبُورِ لِدَاوُدَ المَلِكِ وَالنَّبِيِّ (Paris: B. Duprat, 1861)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/3DPHUHW7
Maṭrūn Eli Eytan, "Maṭrūn."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 48 (1958)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/WWDHX5P4
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
More on Maṭrūn and Miṭḥan Eli Eytan, "More on Maṭrūn and Miṭḥan."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 53 (1962)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/C7XJDABB
Mt. Sinai Arabic Codex 151, I. Pauline Epistles [Text] Harvey Staal, Mt. Sinai Arabic Codex 151, I. Pauline Epistles [Text], Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium (Leuven: Peeters, 1983)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/XVXJM5RU
Mt. Sinai Arabic Codex 151, I. Pauline Epistles [Translation] Harvey Staal, Mt. Sinai Arabic Codex 151, I. Pauline Epistles [Translation], Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium (Leuven: Peeters, 1983)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/PK4ZB6A3
Muʿtazila in der arabischen Bibelübersetzung des Bišr b. al-Sirrī Christian Blumenthal, "Muʿtazila in der arabischen Bibelübersetzung des Bišr b. al-Sirrī."Arabica vol. 65 (2018/05/07)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/E2PAWMVY
A Neglected Witness to the East Syriac New Testament Commentary Tradition: Sinai, Arabic Ms 151 Sebastian Paul Brock, "A Neglected Witness to the East Syriac New Testament Commentary Tradition: Sinai, Arabic Ms 151." vol. 5 (Leuven: Peeters, 2004)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/K9R8A82F
A New Group of Manuscripts including an Arabic translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch (ATSP) Haseeb Shehadeh, "A New Group of Manuscripts including an Arabic translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch (ATSP)." (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/CE9PBZVG
A New Unknown Version of the Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch? Haseeb Shehadeh, "A New Unknown Version of the Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch?." (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1989)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/WSXAEGQ4
Note on the Alleged Arabic Manuscript of the Life of Adam Alin Suciu, "Note on the Alleged Arabic Manuscript of the Life of Adam."The Journal of Theological Studies vol. 69 (2018)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/G3DZ4M2K
Notes on a Newly Acquired Samaritan Manuscript J. Skinner, "Notes on a Newly Acquired Samaritan Manuscript."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 14 (1901)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/3LL3FJAB
Notes sur les citations bibliques chez Abū Qurrah Samir Khalil Samir, "Notes sur les citations bibliques chez Abū Qurrah."Orientalia Christiana Periodica vol. 49 (1983)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/MICRBBEK
Obadja, Jóna, Micha és Nachum próféták könyveinek arab fordítása névtelen szerzőtől: a Codex Huntington 206 alapján Gyula Friedmann ed., Obadja, Jóna, Micha és Nachum próféták könyveinek arab fordítása névtelen szerzőtől: a Codex Huntington 206 alapján (Budapest: Az Athenaeum Irod. és Nyomdai R. T. Könyvnyomdája, 1901)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/IGJ5MT8M
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
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
Paul through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians Kenneth Ewing Bailey, Paul through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians (Illinois: IVP Academic, 2011)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/AMJNDFGQ
Pauli epistola ad Philemonem speciminis loco ad fidem versionum orientalium veterum una cum earum textu originali graece Jul. Henr Petermann ed., Pauli epistola ad Philemonem speciminis loco ad fidem versionum orientalium veterum una cum earum textu originali graece (Berlin: Sumptibus C.G. Lůderitz, 1844)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/CEL5Y5NY
Pauline authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews according to Mt Sinai Arabic manuscript 151 Harvey Staal, "Pauline authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews according to Mt Sinai Arabic manuscript 151."Reformed Review vol. 21 (1967)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/DNDRUDAH
placeholder record Otto Meinardus, placeholder record (A: A, 2000)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/0
The ‘Polyglot’ Arabic Text of Daniel and its Affinities Henry Snyder Gehman, "The ‘Polyglot’ Arabic Text of Daniel and its Affinities."Journal of Biblical Literature (1925)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/4QCDREID
Proben eines bedeutsamen arabischen Evangelientextes Curt Peters, "Proben eines bedeutsamen arabischen Evangelientextes."Oriens Christianus vol. 11 (1936)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/A76I9I4E
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
Psalmi Davidis cum canticis veteris et novi Testamenti, Syriacè et Arabicè, sed charactere Syriaco minori, nam alter majusculus est: Praemittitur epistola Sergii Risii, Maronicae archiepiscopi Damasceni || ܟܬܳܒܳܐ ܕܡܳܙܡܘܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܕܰܘܝܕ ܡܰܠܟܳܐ ܘܰܢܒ݁ܝܳܐ || ܟܬܐܒ ܬܣܐܒܝܚ ܕܐܘܘܕ ܐܠܡܠܟ ܘܐܠܢܒܝ Sergius al-Rizzī ed., Psalmi Davidis cum canticis veteris et novi Testamenti, Syriacè et Arabicè, sed charactere Syriaco minori, nam alter majusculus est: Praemittitur epistola Sergii Risii, Maronicae archiepiscopi Damasceni || ܟܬܳܒܳܐ ܕܡܳܙܡܘܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܕܰܘܝܕ ܡܰܠܟܳܐ ܘܰܢܒ݁ܝܳܐ || ܟܬܐܒ ܬܣܐܒܝܚ ܕܐܘܘܕ ܐܠܡܠܟ ܘܐܠܢܒܝ (in Monasterio S. Antonii et S. Joannis: Joseph. F. Amimam Diaconum, 1610)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/8NX8QGD4
Psalterium, Hebre̜um, Gre̜cu[m], Arabicu[m], & Chalde̜u[m], cu[m] tribus Latinis i[n]terp[re]tat[i]o[n]ibus & glossis || مزامير عبراني يوناني وقصداني بثلث ترجمت لطين وتفسيرهم Agostino Giustiniani ed., Psalterium, Hebre̜um, Gre̜cu[m], Arabicu[m], & Chalde̜u[m], cu[m] tribus Latinis i[n]terp[re]tat[i]o[n]ibus & glossis || مزامير عبراني يوناني وقصداني بثلث ترجمت لطين وتفسيرهم (Genoa: Petrus Paulus Porrus Mediolanensis, 1516)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/SX7RNIPG
Rabbi Yapheth Abou Aly Ibn-Aly Bassorensis Karaitarum doctoris sapientissimi in Canticum Canticorum commentarium arabicum || سفر שיר השירים … مع تفسيره الذى وضعه الشيخ العلّامة والمعلّم الفهّامة ربى يفث بن علىّ البصرىّ … Jean Joseph Léandre Bargès ed., Rabbi Yapheth Abou Aly Ibn-Aly Bassorensis Karaitarum doctoris sapientissimi in Canticum Canticorum commentarium arabicum || سفر שיר השירים … مع تفسيره الذى وضعه الشيخ العلّامة والمعلّم الفهّامة ربى يفث بن علىّ البصرىّ … (Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1884)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/E7U5Y9BW
Rabbi Yapheth ben Heli Bassorensis Karaïtæ in librum Psalmorum commentarii arabici e duplici codice mss. Bibliothecæ Regiæ Parisiensis Jean Joseph Léandre Bargès ed., Rabbi Yapheth ben Heli Bassorensis Karaïtæ in librum Psalmorum commentarii arabici e duplici codice mss. Bibliothecæ Regiæ Parisiensis (Paris: Firmin Didot Fratres, 1846)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/WEXC84LP
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
[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
Review of F.S. Tiefenthal, Daniel explicatus Viktor Ryssel, "Review of F.S. Tiefenthal, Daniel explicatus." vol. 20 (Paderborn: Schöningh, 1895)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/DPKNBXBM

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jamgotchian, haroutun (7)stroumsa, sarah (5)סטרומזה, שרה (5)hopkins, simon (5)neubauer, adolf (5)frank, daniel (5)khan, geoffrey (5)שחאדה, חסיב (5)hjälm, miriam l. (5)zewi, tamar (5)staal, harvey (5)hjälm, miriam lindgren (5)butbul, sagit (4)בוטבול, שגית (4)הופקינס, סימון (4)fleischer, heinrich leberecht (4)wechsler, michael (4)loewenstamm, ayala (4)בלאו, יהושע (4)arbache, samir (4)kirstenius, petrus (3)schulthess, sara (3)هنانو, ملك (3)tal, abraham (3)merx, adalbert (3)בן־שמאי, חגי (3)hananu, malak (3)bargès, jean joseph léandre (3)reif, stefan (3)alobaidi, joseph (3)skoss, solomon l. (3)قوشاقجي, يوسف (3)gehman, henry snyder (3)فرج, مراد (3)petraeus, theodorus (3)marwick, lawrence (3)avishur, yitzhaq (3)reinke, laurenz (3)vaccari, alberto (3)schlossberg, eliezer (3)nissel, johann georg (3)schröter, r. (3)monferrer-sala, juan pedro (3)vollandt, ronny (3)livne-kafri, ofer (3)ליונשטם, אילה (2)poznański, samuel (2)פלורנטין, משה (2)florentin, moshe (2)شحادة, حسيب (2)chiesa, bruno (2)walfish, barry d. (2)sklare, david (2)gibson, margaret dunlop (2)kuenen, abraham (2)erpenius, thomas (2)dammen mcauliffe, jane (2)graf, georg (2)mann, jacob (2)bekkum, wout jac. van (2)خلف, غسان (2)frank, richard m (2)soncino, eliezer ben gershom (2)baumstark, anton (2)vajda, georges (2)robinson, james t (2)cheikho, louis (2)meinardus, otto (2)eskhult, mats (2)شيخو, لويس (2)blumfield, fiona eve (2)nemoy, leon (2)eytan, eli (2)קיאזה, ברונו (2)adler, jacob georg christian (2)girón, l. f. (2)סקליר, דוד (2)zhamkochyan, arutyun (2)בר־אשר, מאיר מ׳ (2)marmorstein, arthur (2)wechsler, michael g. (2)driver, samuel r. (2)مدروس, بيتر (2)crown, alan d. (2)al-rizzī, sergius (2)khalaf, ghassan (2)kachouh (kashouh), hikmat (2)kahle, paul e. (2)sasson, ilana (2)batat, efrat (2)bar-asher, meir m. (2)goering, joseph w. (2)zaki, vevian (2)farag, morad (murād) (2)לבנה-כפרי, עופר (2)
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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

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
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.