Middle Village, New York: Jonathan David Publishers, Inc., Date: 2005. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears or fading. NOT price clipped ($35.00). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: "Since the publication of his THESE ARE THE NAMES, Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch, has been recognized as the world's leading authority on English and Hebrew names and their meanings. That pioneering work paved the way for the author's other distinguished books on nomenclature, including THE NAME DICTIONARY and BEST BABY NAMES FOR JEWISH CHILDREN. Now, in this most comprehensive work ever prepared on the subject, Rabbi Kolatch expands on his previous efforts by introducing many hundreds of new Hebrew names that have become popular in both Israel and the diaspora. He thereby provides an indispensable resource for parents seeking a name for their newborns, for sociologists analyzing societal trends, and for scholars tracing the evolution of language. THE COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH & HEBREW FIRST NAMES begins with an introduction that explains the origins of names and the Jewish naming process. It discusses the Bible as a source of names, names with positive attributes, celebrity names, masculine/feminine interchanges, and more. Wide-ranging ...

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ISBN10: 0824604555, ISBN13: 9780824604554, [publisher: Jonathan David Pub] Hardcover 590 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]