A Manual Hebrew and English Lexicon: Including the Biblical Chaldee (1824)

First edition of Josiah W. Gibbs's *A Manual Hebrew and English Lexicon, Including the Biblical Chaldee*, published in Andover in 1824 by Flagg and Gould for the author. This compendium condenses the author's previous Hebrew and English lexicon, designed for students in higher schools and colleges. Gibbs (1790-1861), a distinguished philologist and pioneer of American higher-critical scripture scholarship, was a professor of theology and sacred literature at Yale University. The book's preface explains its purpose as an aid for students in their early stages of Hebrew study. Gibbs's significance in American biblical scholarship and his role as a key witness in the Amistad trial (1839-1840), where he helped locate a translator for the Mende-speaking defendants, are also noted.

Associated People/Businesses

• Gibbs, Josiah W.

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Subjects

• Hebrew Language -- Dictionaries
• Biblical literature -- Dictionaries
• Chaldee language -- Dictionaries
• Theology -- Study and teaching
• 19th Century American religious scholarship

Physical Location

PJ4833 .G4 1824