Early Printings of Hebrew Grammars

HEBREW GRAMMARS AND LEXICONS

YEAR
AUTHOR
WORK
PLACE
1475/7 Nigri, Petrus Stern des Messias -
1486 Celtis, Konrad Ars versificandi et carminum -
1502 Marschalk, Nicolaus Introductio ad litteras hebraicas utilissima -
1504 Pellican, Conrad de modo legendi et intelligendi hebraeum -
1506 Reuchlin, Johannes de rudimentis hebraicis Pforzheim
1508 Tissardus, Franc. Gramm. Hebraica et Graeca Paris
1512 Reuchlin, Johannes in septem psalmos poenitentiales -
1513-21 Guidaccerius, Agathius Grammatica Hebraicae linguae Rome, Paris
1513 Matthaeus, Andrianus Introductio utilissima, Hebraice -
1514 Boeschenstein, Johann Elementale introductorium in hebraes litteras -
1516 Marschalk, Nicolaus Rudimenta prima lingue hebraice -
1516 Bartholomaeus, Caesar Elementale Hebraicum -
1516 Capito, Wolfgang F. Hebraicarum Institutionum Libri Duo -
1518 Boeschenstein, J. Hebraicae Grammaticae -
1518 Capito, W. F. Hebraicarum Institutionum Libri Duo -
1518 Reuchlin, Johannes de accentibus, et orthographia linguae hebraicae -
1518 Cellarius, Johannes Isagogicon in Hebraeas literas -
1518 Potkenii, Jo. Introductiunculae in tres linguas externas -
1519 Kimhi, Moses In Introductorio Grammaticae Hagenau
1520 Muenster, Sebastian Epitome Hebr. Grammaticae Basel
1520 Boeschenstein, J Rudimenta Hebraica Mosche Kimhi -
1520 Boeschenstein, J Septem Psalmi poenitentiales -
1520 Pagninus, Sanct. Institutiones Hebraicae Lyons
1520 Nouenianus, Phil. Elementale Hebr. Paris
1521 Boeschenstein, J. Contenta libelli Precatio -
1522 Anonymous Rudimenta Hebr. Gramm. Basle
1522 - with Vol.1 of Complutensian Polyglot -
1523 Ammon, Kaspar Psalter des koeniglichen prophetten davids geteutscht nach warhafftigem text der hebraischen zungen -
1523 Muenster, Sebastian Dictionarium Hebraicum Basle
1523 Aurogallus, Matthaeus Compendium hebreae grammatices Wittenberg
1524 Melanchton, H. Philipp "1st Hebrew text in Wittenberg" Wittenberg
1524 Muenster, Sebastian Institut. Gramm. in Hebr. Linguam. Basle
1525 Muenster, Sebastian Hebraica Absolutissima Eliae Levitae Basle
1525 Muenster, Sebastian Dictionarium Hebraicum Ex Rabbinorum Commentariis Basle
1525 Aurigallus, M. Compendium hebreae chaldeaeque grammatices -
1525 Capito, W. F. Hebraicarum Institutionum Libri Duo -
1525 Aurogallus, M. De Hebraeis, urbium, locorum, populorumque nominibus Wittenberg
1526 Xantis Pagnini Institut. Ebr. libri 4 -
1526 Zamorensis, Alphonsus Introductiones Artis Gramm. Hebr. Complutum -
1526 Nouenianus, Phil. Elementale Hebr. -
1525 Muenster, Sebastian Chaldaica Grammatica -
1528 Campensis, Joh. Ex Variis Libellis Eliae -
1528 Fabricius, Theod. Institutiones Linguae Sanctae Cologne
1528 Pagninus. Sanct. Inst. Hebr. Abbreviatio. Lyons

After 1528 Hebrew grammars and lexicons were produces with increasing frequency. I have not attempted to go further in this table.


Updated: September 8, 2003

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"The Kimhis and the Reformers"
Introductory Remarks
I. The Kimhi Family - the emergence of their writings in the Reformation
II. Transmission of the writings of the Kimhis in the Middle Ages
III. Martin Luther's Use of Hebrew
IV Eli Levita - Interpreter of Kimhi Grammars
Reference Notes
KIMHI SOURCE DOCUMENTS
R. David Kimhi's Sefer Miklol R. Moses Kimhi's Mahalak Shebile De-daat
HEBREW GRAMMARS OF THE REFORMATION
GRAMMARS 1475-1528 Pellican's de modo legendi et intelligendi 1504 Reuchlin's de rudimentis hebraicis 1506
KIMHI WRITINGS PRINTED 1469-1545
Grammars - 1469-1545 Commentaries - 1477-1531 Psalms 1477-1517 1st Rabbinic 1517 Special Page

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