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Biblical Language Study Resources

This guide is a collection of reference sources at UPSem Libraries for studying biblical Hebrew and koine Greek. Most of these are in the Reference collection of the Richmond library; many are also available in the Charlotte library.

Concordances

  • Even-Shoshan, Abraham. A New Concordance of the Old Testament, Using the Hebrew and Aramaic Text. 2nd edition. Jerusalem: “Kiryat Sefer” Publishing House Ltd., 1990.
    • Richmond: REF. CD 21 E93 1990
    • Charlotte: REF. 221.44 E931N
    • Even-Shoshan is the most complete concordance of Hebrew words in the Old Testament. All words are organized by root, with every verse where that word occurs listed.

  • Katz, Eliezer. A New Classified Concordance of the Bible. Jerusalem: “Kiryat Sefer” Publishing House Ltd., 1992.
    • Richmond: REF. CD 21 K19 N
    • Charlotte: 221.592403 K1593N
    • Intended as a companion to Even-Shoshan’s concordance (see above), this concordance includes over 35k references arranged within 56 topics, so that you can search it by topic rather than by a specific word or verse. Some examples of topics: Cities and Places; Animals; Color and Form; Angels; Offerings.

  • Kohlenberger, J. R., and J. A. Swanson. The Hebrew-English Concordance to the Old Testament with the New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
    • Richmond: REF. CD 21 K79
    • Charlotte: 221.44 K8241H
    • Lists all occurrences of a given Hebrew word (even when there is no direct English equivalent) in Hebrew alphabetical order. Is cross-referenced with Strong's concordance numbers and keyed to BDB, HALOT, and Holladay's Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon.