OXFORD ENGLISH HEBREW DICT

THE OXFORD ENGLISH-HEBREW DICTIONARY IS A LANDMARK IN THE DESCRIPTION OF MODERN HEBREW. HAILED BY THE JEWISH CHRONICLE AS A 'TREMENDOUS ADVANCE OVER PREVIOUS WORKS', IT PROVIDES A UNIQUE DESCRIPTION OF HEBREW LANGUAGE AS IT IS ENCOUNTERED AND USED TODAY, COVERING FORMAL AND POETIC HEBREW AS WELL AS CURRENT IDIOMS AND PHRASES, SLANG AND COLLOQUIALISMS. DESCRIPTIVE NOT PRESCRIPTIVE - THE FIRST DICTIONARY TO DESCRIBE RATHER THAN PRESCRIBE CONTEMPORARY HEBREW. EXCEPTIONALLY WIDE COVERAGE - COVERAGE OF TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY; ACADEMIC DISCOURSE; VOCABULARY FROM FIELDS SUCH AS LAW AND MEDICINE, AS WELL AS SLANG AND COLLOQUIALISMS. CLEAR LABELLING SYSTEM - THE LABELLING SYSTEM ALLOWS QUICK IDENTIFICATION OF CONTEXT, REGISTER, AND USAGE. ESSENTIAL REFERENCE - A REFERENCE TOOL FOR STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, TRANSLATORS AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS.