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Middle East and Central Asia

ONLINE DICTIONARIES AND TOOLS

Dictionary.co.il

This dictionary is a sample of useful words in Hebrew and English. Many of the words have audio pronunciations by an Israeli and/or transliterations. Access: dictionary.co.il/

Modern Hebrew Abbreviations

Helpful database in Hebrew of abbreviations. Access: http://www.kizur.co.il/home.php

Transliteration rules 

SOAS follows the rules for transliteration from Hebrew script to Roman script recommended by the American Library Association and the Library of Congress (ALA-LC). Early records of the catalogue may differ in the way metadata is transliterated because in the past, SOAS followed other recommended rules and also because the ALA-LC rules change over time. The current set of rules for Roman transliteration of the Hebrew script can be found in their page. Access: https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html

Literature

 

PALAEOGRAPHY

HebrewPal (the Hebrew Palaeography Album) is a fully-searchable online database of Hebrew palaeography. It combines traditional Hebrew Palaeography with new developments in digital technology.