Dickdook leshon gnebreet. A grammar of the Hebrew tongue : being an essay to bring the Hebrew grammar into English, to facilitate the instruction of all those who are desireous of acquiring a clear idea of this primitive tongue by their own studies : in order to their more distinct acquaintance with the sacred oracles of the Old Testament, according to the original : And published more especially for the use of the students of Harvard-College at Cambridge, in New-England. : [Two lines of Hebrew text] / Composed and accurately corrected, by Judah Monis, M.A.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monis, Judah, 1683-1764.

Contributor:

Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757, dedicatee.

Wadsworth, Benjamin, 1670-1737, dedicatee.

Harvard College (1636-1780)

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language--Grammar.

Hebrew language.

Penn Provenance:

Kaplan, Arnold Harvey, 1939- (donor) (Kaplan Collection copy)

Kaplan, Deanne (donor) (Kaplan Collection copy)

Ruffel, Shattuck (autograph) (Kaplan Collection copy)

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 94 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Grammar of the Hebrew tongue

Fingerprint:

s.nt f.a, z,ds buan (3) 1735(R)

Place of Publication:

Boston, N.E. : Printed by Jonas Green, and are to be sold by the author at his house in Cambridge., MDCCXXXV. [1735]

Notes:

The first Hebrew grammar printed in America.

Three words in Hebrew at head of title.

Title page enclosed in ruled borders; marginal notes, catch words, running title, indexes (i.e. pointing fingers), mortised initials, type ornaments and ornamental bands throughout.

Dedicated to Jonathan Belcher and Benjamin Wadsworth.

"Errata."--verso of title page.

Local Notes:

Kaplan Collection copies presented to the Penn Libraries in 2012 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan.

Kaplan copy title page written on, the word "instruction" changed to "destruction."

Kaplan Collection copy collectify accession no. 2007.01.29.00004

Cited in:

Evans 3931

Sabin 49979

ESTC W4735

OCLC:

77072584