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For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

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.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

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

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.

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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
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Specimen theologicum continens Geneseos libri capita triginta quatuor priora ex Arabica Pentateuchi Samaritani versione nunc primum edita cum prolegomenis [etc.] Abraham Kuenen, Specimen theologicum continens Geneseos libri capita triginta quatuor priora ex Arabica Pentateuchi Samaritani versione nunc primum edita cum prolegomenis [etc.] (Leiden: Brill, 1851)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/EHR368MV
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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
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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
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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
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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
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פירוש קראי על התורה בלבוש שומרוני || A Karaite Commentary on the Torah in Samaritan Garb Ayala Loewenstamm and אילה ליונשטם, "פירוש קראי על התורה בלבוש שומרוני || A Karaite Commentary on the Torah in Samaritan Garb."The Academy of the Hebrew Language: Sources and Studies IX—A New Series (Jerusalem: The Academy of the Hebrew Language, 2008)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/CMRWKKZA
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הקראי ישועה בן יהודה מחברו של פירוש לס׳ בראשית שנשתמר בלבוש שומרוני || The Karaite Yeshuʿah b. Yehudah, Author of a Pseudo-Samaritan Commentary on Genesis Ayala Loewenstamm, "הקראי ישועה בן יהודה מחברו של פירוש לס׳ בראשית שנשתמר בלבוש שומרוני || The Karaite Yeshuʿah b. Yehudah, Author of a Pseudo-Samaritan Commentary on Genesis."Tarbiz vol. 41 (1972)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/DCM3RV5Q
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הקראי ישועה בן יהודה מחברו של פירוש לס׳ בראשית שנשתמר בלבוש שומרוני || The Karaite Yeshuʿah b. Yehudah, Author of a Pseudo-Samaritan Commentary on Genesis Ayala Loewenstamm and אילה ליונשטם, "הקראי ישועה בן יהודה מחברו של פירוש לס׳ בראשית שנשתמר בלבוש שומרוני || The Karaite Yeshuʿah b. Yehudah, Author of a Pseudo-Samaritan Commentary on Genesis."The Academy of the Hebrew Language: Sources and Studies IX—A New Series (Jerusalem: The Academy of the Hebrew Language, 2008)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/DLMR64NU
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פירוש קראי על התורה בלבוש שומרוני || A Karaite Commentary on the Torah in Samaritan Garb Ayala Loewenstamm, "פירוש קראי על התורה בלבוש שומרוני || A Karaite Commentary on the Torah in Samaritan Garb."Sefunot: Studies and Sources on the History of the Jewish Communities in the East || ספונות: מחקרים ומקורות לתולדות קהילות ישראל במזרח vol. 8 (1964)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/TV987DTD
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Studien zu den arabischen Danielübersetzungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der christlichen Texte. Nebst einem Beitrag zur Kritik des Peschittatextes Oscar Löfgren, Studien zu den arabischen Danielübersetzungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der christlichen Texte. Nebst einem Beitrag zur Kritik des Peschittatextes, Uppsala Universitets Årsskrift (Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell Boktryckeri, 1936)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/KRGQKWD6
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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
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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
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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
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Texts and Studies Jacob Mann, Texts and Studies vol. 2: Karaitica (Philadephia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1935)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/VY7NMYSC
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[Review of: Shehadeh, The Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch. Prolegomena to a Critical Edition] Jean Margain, "[Review of: Shehadeh, The Arabic Translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch. Prolegomena to a Critical Edition]."Revue des études juives vol. 140 (1981)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/VDZY6INM
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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
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שרידים מפתרוני הקראי דניאל אלקומסי || Remnants from the Commentaries of the Karaite Daniel al-Qūmisī Arthur Marmorstein, "שרידים מפתרוני הקראי דניאל אלקומסי || Remnants from the Commentaries of the Karaite Daniel al-Qūmisī."הצופה לחכמת ישראל || Hazofeh vol. 8-9 (1924-1925)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/GQQF5DAK
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The Arabic Commentary of Salmon ben Yeruham the Karaite on the Book of Psalms, Chapters 42–72, Edited from the Unique Manuscript in the State Public Library in Leningrad Lawrence Marwick, The Arabic Commentary of Salmon ben Yeruham the Karaite on the Book of Psalms, Chapters 42–72, Edited from the Unique Manuscript in the State Public Library in Leningrad (Philadelphia, 1956)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/9WXMVCX7
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[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

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

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.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

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

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.