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De versione samaritano-arabica librorum Mosis e duobus codicibus bibliothecae Reipublicae Gallicae, olim regiae, Parisiensis, commentatio A. J. Silvestr[e] de Sacy, "De versione samaritano-arabica librorum Mosis e duobus codicibus bibliothecae Reipublicae Gallicae, olim regiae, Parisiensis, commentatio."Allgemeine Bibliothek der biblischen Litteratur vol. 10 (1800)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/227GUHBP
تعريب الانجيل وكتاب أعمال الرسل || The Arabicization of the Bible and the Book of Acts of the Apostles يوسف قوشاقجي, "تعريب الانجيل وكتاب أعمال الرسل || The Arabicization of the Bible and the Book of Acts of the Apostles."Al-Machriq vol. 57 (1963)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/2AF7X4ZN
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
Der Sprachgebrauch der ältesten christlich-arabischen Literatur : einBeitrag zur Geschichte des Vulgär-Arabisch Georg Graf, Der Sprachgebrauch der ältesten christlich-arabischen Literatur : einBeitrag zur Geschichte des Vulgär-Arabisch (Leipzig : Harrassowitz, 1905)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/2YR9E8AF
Eine altarabische Evangelienübersetzung aus dem Christlich-Palästinensischen Anton Baumstark, "Eine altarabische Evangelienübersetzung aus dem Christlich-Palästinensischen."Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete vol. 8 (1932)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/33QXJQ3C
Самаритянское Пятикнижие в Египте || Samaritan Pentateuch in EgyptАрутюн Жамкочян, Arutyun Zhamkochyan and Haroutun Jamgotchian,, "Самаритянское Пятикнижие в Египте || Samaritan Pentateuch in Egypt."Страницы || Pages vol. 5 (2000)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/37SL5UG6
A Christian Arab Gospel Book: Cairo, Coptic Museum MS Bibl. 90 in its Mamluk Context Lucy-Anne Hunt, "A Christian Arab Gospel Book: Cairo, Coptic Museum MS Bibl. 90 in its Mamluk Context."Mamluk Studies Review vol. 13 (2009)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/3G653V92
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
تعريب الانجيل وكتاب أعمال الرسل || The Arabicization of the Bible and the Book of Acts of the Apostles يوسف قوشاقجي, "تعريب الانجيل وكتاب أعمال الرسل || The Arabicization of the Bible and the Book of Acts of the Apostles."Al-Machriq vol. 57 (1963)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/3MRYS9ZW
[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
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
[Review of: Kahle, Die arabischen Bibelübersetzungen] И. Крачковский and Ignatii Krachkovskii, "[Review of: Kahle, Die arabischen Bibelübersetzungen]."Византийский временник vol. 13 (1906)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/4IL9VMG4
[Review of: Bloch, Die samaritanisch-arabische Pentateuchübersetzung] P. Kahle, "[Review of: Bloch, Die samaritanisch-arabische Pentateuchübersetzung]."Zeitschrift für hebräische Bibliographie vol. 6 (1902)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/4K8CGRYN
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
The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Ruth ||פירושו של יפת בן עלי הקראי למגילת רות Sagit Butbul and שגית בוטבול eds., "The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Ruth ||פירושו של יפת בן עלי הקראי למגילת רות."Sefunot: Studies and Sources on the History of the Jewish Communities in the East || ספונות: מחקרים ומקורות לתולדות קהילות ישראל במזרח N.S. 8 (23) || סדרה חדשה‎, כרך ח (כג‎) (2003 || תשס"ג)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/4WHPBUN3
[Review of: van Vloten, Specimen philologicum] [Anonymous], "[Review of: van Vloten, Specimen philologicum]."Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung [1804] (1804/02/25)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/58JKZGLP
הנוסח השומרוני של תרגום רס"ג לתורה || The Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon's Translation of the Pentateuch תמר צבי and Tamar Zewi, "הנוסח השומרוני של תרגום רס"ג לתורה || The Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon's Translation of the Pentateuch."גנזי קדם: שנתון לחקר הגניזה || Ginzei Qedem: Genizah Research Annual vol. 12 (תשע"ו || 2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/5EGTYHS9
[Review of: Markon, Isaac D., ed. פתרון שנים עשר: פירוש לתרי עשר חברו דניאל אלקומסי || Commentarius in librum duodecim prophetarum quem composuit Daniel al-Ḳūmissi]. Jerusalem: Mekize Nirdamim, 1957 [in Hebrew]. Z. Ankori ed., "[Review of: Markon, Isaac D., ed. פתרון שנים עשר: פירוש לתרי עשר חברו דניאל אלקומסי || Commentarius in librum duodecim prophetarum quem composuit Daniel al-Ḳūmissi]. Jerusalem: Mekize Nirdamim, 1957 [in Hebrew].."Tarbiz (1960)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/5MCGFR9K
Early Ḳaraite Bible Commentaries Jacob Mann, "Early Ḳaraite Bible Commentaries."The Jewish Quarterly Review, n.a. vol. 12 (1922)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/5QCTRCI8
[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
An Early Copy of the Pentateuch and the Book of Daniel in Arabic (MS Sinai—Arabic 2): Preliminary Observations on Codicology, Text Types, and Translation Technique Miriam Lindgren and Ronny Vollandt, "An Early Copy of the Pentateuch and the Book of Daniel in Arabic (MS Sinai—Arabic 2): Preliminary Observations on Codicology, Text Types, and Translation Technique."Intellectual History of the Islamicate World vol. 1 (2013)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/5WIRDWCD
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
Fragments du commentaire de Daniel al-Kumissi sur les Psaumes Arthur Marmorstein, "Fragments du commentaire de Daniel al-Kumissi sur les Psaumes."Journal asiatique vol. 11 (1916)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/6C8TWKBT
Die andalusische Übersetzung des Römerbriefs Daniel Potthast, "Die andalusische Übersetzung des Römerbriefs."Collectanea Christiana Orientalia vol. 8 (2011)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/6N7KWKFF
הבזקים על תרגום תורת השומרונים לערבית חסיב שחאדה and Haseeb Shehadeh, "הבזקים על תרגום תורת השומרונים לערבית."א. ב. - חדשות השומרונים || A. B. - The Samaritan News || أ. ب. - أخبار السامرة vol. 613-614 (1994/06/17)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/6SPI9INT
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
Book Review: Two Arabic Versions of the Book of "Ruth". Text Edition and Language Studies Clive Holes, "Book Review: Two Arabic Versions of the Book of "Ruth". Text Edition and Language Studies."Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society vol. 7 (1997)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/6W9V3ZND
من التوراة (3) || From the Pentateuch (3) Malak Hananu and ملك هنانو, "من التوراة (3) || From the Pentateuch (3)."المجمع العلمي العربي vol. 39 (1964)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/7BRHJPUX
Al-Alam's version of Zechariah Stephen M. Reynolds, "Al-Alam's version of Zechariah."Muslim World (1943)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/7UTHFEXT
An Edition of the Book of Daniel and Associated Apocrypha in Ms. Sinai Arabic I Russel Stapleton, An Edition of the Book of Daniel and Associated Apocrypha in Ms. Sinai Arabic I (1989)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/7V5ZKRQX
[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
על הפרשן הקראי יפת בן עלי ופירושו לספר הושע – על הספר: מאירה פוליאק ואליעזר שלוסברג, פירוש יפת בן עלי לספר הושע [Review of: Polliack, Meira and Eliezer Schlossberg, ed. and trans. Yefet ben ‘Eli’s Commentary on Hosea. Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2009] Y. Erder and יורם ארדר, "על הפרשן הקראי יפת בן עלי ופירושו לספר הושע – על הספר: מאירה פוליאק ואליעזר שלוסברג, פירוש יפת בן עלי לספר הושע [Review of: Polliack, Meira and Eliezer Schlossberg, ed. and trans. Yefet ben ‘Eli’s Commentary on Hosea. Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2009]."Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv || קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה vol. 158 (2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/897GRRDK
من التوراة (1) || From the Pentateuch (1) Malak Hananu and ملك هنانو, "من التوراة (1) || From the Pentateuch (1)."المجمع العلمي العربي vol. 39 (1964)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/89CXKMY8
[Review of: Markon, Isaac D., ed. פתרון שנים עשר: פירוש לתרי עשר חברו דניאל אלקומסי || Commentarius in librum duodecim prophetarum quem composuit Daniel al-Ḳūmissi]. Jerusalem: Mekize Nirdamim, 1957 [in Hebrew]. G. Vajda ed., "[Review of: Markon, Isaac D., ed. פתרון שנים עשר: פירוש לתרי עשר חברו דניאל אלקומסי || Commentarius in librum duodecim prophetarum quem composuit Daniel al-Ḳūmissi]. Jerusalem: Mekize Nirdamim, 1957 [in Hebrew].."Revue des études juives (1959/60)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/8QIBDJJP
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
[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
Об одной новозаветной цитате в арабо-мусульманских сочинениях || A Quotation from the New Testament in Arab Muslim Writings Serge Frantsuzov, "Об одной новозаветной цитате в арабо-мусульманских сочинениях || A Quotation from the New Testament in Arab Muslim Writings." (2007)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/96JT94N3
פירושו של יפת בן ֵעלי הקראי לסיפור יהוא: (מלכים ב' ט–י): מהדורה מוערתאליעזר שלוסברג, עמוס פריש and יצחק סטרשינסקי,, "פירושו של יפת בן ֵעלי הקראי לסיפור יהוא: (מלכים ב' ט–י): מהדורה מוערת."גנזי קדם: שנתון לחקר הגניזה יד (תשע"ח || 2017-2018)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/997D2SZ7

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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.