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.

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The Beginnings of Judaeo-Arabic Bible Exegesis According to an Old Glossary to the Book of Psalms || ניצני פרשנות המקרא בערבית היהודית על סמך גלוסר קדום לספר תהליםJoshua Blau, Simon Hopkins and יהושע בלאו,, "The Beginnings of Judaeo-Arabic Bible Exegesis According to an Old Glossary to the Book of Psalms || ניצני פרשנות המקרא בערבית היהודית על סמך גלוסר קדום לספר תהלים." (Jerusalem: Ben Zvi Institute, 2007)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/CEF386BD
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The Bible Text of Theodore Abu Kurra Arthur S. Tritton, "The Bible Text of Theodore Abu Kurra."Journal of Theological Studies vol. 34 (1933)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/EX8I78FJ
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The Book of Conviviality in Exile (Kitāb al-īnās bi-ʾl-jalwa): The Judaeo-Arabic Translation and Commentary of Saadia Gaon on the Book of Esther Michael Wechsler, The Book of Conviviality in Exile (Kitāb al-īnās bi-ʾl-jalwa): The Judaeo-Arabic Translation and Commentary of Saadia Gaon on the Book of Esther, Biblia Arabica (Leiden: Brill, 2015)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/SCQFWRIN
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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
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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] (London: Clarendon Press, 1875)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/N385QVVS
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The Book of Jeremias and Lamentations in the Arabic translation of Pethion Ibn Ayyub Al Sahhar Richard M Frank, The Book of Jeremias and Lamentations in the Arabic translation of Pethion Ibn Ayyub Al Sahhar (1959)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/HQWUXZZH
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The book of Jonah in four Oriental versions: viz. Chaldee, Syriac, Aethiopic, and Arabic: with corresponding glossaries William Wright ed., The book of Jonah in four Oriental versions: viz. Chaldee, Syriac, Aethiopic, and Arabic: with corresponding glossaries (London: Williams and Norgate, 1857)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/G9U5DPHN
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The Book of the Psalms of David, King and Prophet: a Facsimile of the Editio Princeps published in 1610 (Qozhaya-Lebanon) Joseph Moukarzel and Sergius al-Rizzī eds., The Book of the Psalms of David, King and Prophet: a Facsimile of the Editio Princeps published in 1610 (Qozhaya-Lebanon) (Kaslik: PUSEK, 2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/EK7YEJGL
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The Cairo Geniza Paul E. Kahle, The Cairo Geniza (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1959)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/GNJ8F9S8
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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
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The Christian Arabic Book of Daniel: Extant versions, canonical constellations, and relation to the liturgical practice, with an Appendix of 'The Song of the Three Young Men' Miriam L. Hjälm, "The Christian Arabic Book of Daniel: Extant versions, canonical constellations, and relation to the liturgical practice, with an Appendix of 'The Song of the Three Young Men'."Collectanea Christiana Orientalia vol. 12 (2015)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/K6NVZVJ4
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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
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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
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The Development of Testimony Collections in Early Christian Apologetics with Islam David Bertaina, "The Development of Testimony Collections in Early Christian Apologetics with Islam." (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2007)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/IMXCU2DV
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The Earliest Known Manuscripts of Samaritan Arabic Chronicles and Other Texts in the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg Haroutyun S. Jamgotchian, "The Earliest Known Manuscripts of Samaritan Arabic Chronicles and Other Texts in the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg."Supplements to Vetus Testamentum (Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2010)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/6QCGRFBZ
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The Fifty-Third Chapter of Isaiah according to the Jewish Interpreters Samuel R. Driver and Adolf Neubauer eds., The Fifty-Third Chapter of Isaiah according to the Jewish Interpreters (New York: Ktav Publishing House, 1969)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/XCALY2N8
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The Fifty-Third Chapter of Isaiah According to the Jewish Interpreters Samuel R. Driver and Adolf Neubauer eds., The Fifty-Third Chapter of Isaiah According to the Jewish Interpreters (Oxford, London: James Parker and Co., 1876–77)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/QEFP6HVN
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On the First Translation of the Gospels into Arabic Baron Hammer Purgstall, "On the First Translation of the Gospels into Arabic."Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland vol. 4 (1837)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/PRKBWQBN
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The Groups of the Samaritan Manuscripts of the Arabic Translation of the Pentateuch Haseeb Shehadeh, "The Groups of the Samaritan Manuscripts of the Arabic Translation of the Pentateuch."Collection de la Revue des Études Juives (Louvain, Paris: E. Peeters, 1988)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/ACJNXIUS
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The Hazy Edges of the Biblical Canon: A case Study of the Wisdom of Solomon in Arabic Miriam L. Hjälm, "The Hazy Edges of the Biblical Canon: A case Study of the Wisdom of Solomon in Arabic."Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha (Leiden: Brill, 2017)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/QAAA6AIW

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.