Words and Their Worlds

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Part I: Hebrew
5. Words and Their Worlds 3
6. „Was du ererbt von deinen Vätern … “ 33
7. The Recovery of the Ancient Hebrew Language: The Astonishing Wealth of its Unrecognized Vocabulary 71
8. Semitic Etymology in A Biblical Hebrew Lexicon: the Limits of Usefulness 83
9. Hebräische Hapaxlegomena in den Samuelbüchern 103
10. Die lebendige næpæš. Das Alte Testament und die Frage nach der „Seele“ 131
11. Comment le verbe כִּלְכֵּל a-t-il pris le sens de supporter? La lexicalisation de l’emploi métaphorique en hébreu ancien 175
12. Part II: Hebrew and Greek
13. The Interplay between Hebrew and Greek in Biblical Lexicology: Language, Text, and Interpretation 209
14. Part III: Greek
15. La lexicographie de la Septante entre Sem et Japhet 227
16. Quelques remarques sur le vocabulaire du travail dans la Bible à l’épreuve de la traduction des Septante 243
17. The dynamic semantic role of etymology in the meaning of Greek biblical words. The case of the word ἐκκλησία 261
18. Aspects of Polysemy in Biblical Greek: the Semantic Micro-Structure of Kρισις 281
19. Part IV: Projects
20. The Historical Dictionary of the Hebrew Language: a Presentation 309
21. Semantics and Lexicography: A Methodological Conundrum 327
22. Lexicon of Samaritan Hebrew According to the Samaritan Pentateuch Tradition 341
23. The “Historical and Theological Lexicon of the Septuagint” (HTLS) 357
24. Bible reference index 369
25. Index of Hebrew words 383
26. Index of Greek words 389