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Hebraeisches und Chaldaeisches Handwoerterbuch ueber das Alte Testament von Julius Fuerst, 2 vol., 1863, in German - Hebraeisches und Chaldaeisches Handwoerterbuch ueber das Alte Testament von Julius Fuerst, 2 vol., 1863, in German Hebraeisches und Chaldaeisches Handwoerterbuch ueber das Alte Testament, Mit einer einleitung eine kurze geschichte der hebraeischen lexikographie enthalend. (Hebrew and Chaldean Dictionary of the Old Testament With an introduction containing a short history of Hebrew lexicography) Zweite verbesserte mit einem deutschen Index sowie einem grammatischen un analytischen Anhange vermehrte Auflage. (Second improved edition with a German index and a grammatical and analytical appendix) Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1863. 2nd ed., 806 pp. and 628 pp. Hard cover, 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Condition: spines damaged – chipped, wormed, , worm holes to covers, endpapers couple of first and last pages; some foxing; yellow paper Total weight: 2330 gr. Julius Fuerst (German: [fʏʁst]; 12 May 1805, Zerkow, South Prussia – 9 February 1873, Leipzig), born Joseph Alsari, was a Jewish German orientalist and the son of noted maggid, teacher, and Hebrew grammarian Jacob Alsari. Fürst was a distinguished scholar of Semitic languages and literature. During his years as professor in the department of oriental languages and literature at the University of Leipzig (1864–1873), he wrote many works on literary history and linguistics