NAS Hebrew

[Dr. Nathan Parker]

Someone emailed this to me about the NAS Hebrew Dictionary.

 

They want to know what the number is in brackets.

 

Is that the "NAS Number" that is their variant of Strong's?

 

Thanks!

[John Fidel]

This is from the NAS Hebrew dictionary in another software program that has the introductory information in the front of the resource:

The first four items in each entry are standard:

1350.	Hebrew-Aramaic reference number
גָּאַל	Hebrew-Aramaic word
gaal	Transliteration (see transliteration table)
(145b);	Page and quadrant indicator

 

The page and quadrant indicator refers to a page in A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament by Brown, Driver and Briggs (Oxford University Press). The lower case letter refers to the quadrant on that page containing the article that discusses this Hebrew or Aramaic word.

The a quadrant is the upper left part of the page, the b quadrant is lower left, the c quadrant is upper right and the dquadrant is the lower right.

[John Fidel]

Here is the entire intro in case there are more questions:

How to Use the Hebrew-Aramaic Dictionary

The first four items in each entry are standard:

1350.	Hebrew-Aramaic reference number
גָּאַל	Hebrew-Aramaic word
gaal	Transliteration (see transliteration table)
(145b);	Page and quadrant indicator

 

The page and quadrant indicator refers to a page in A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament by Brown, Driver and Briggs (Oxford University Press). The lower case letter refers to the quadrant on that page containing the article that discusses this Hebrew or Aramaic word.

The a quadrant is the upper left part of the page, the b quadrant is lower left, the c quadrant is upper right and the dquadrant is the lower right.

Origin or Derivation

Next, the word's origin or derivation is given on the basis of the lexicon by Brown, Driver and Briggs. This information is presented in the following ways:

• 1983. הֲלָךּ halak (1090b); (Ara.) from 1981;
  "Ara." indicates this word is Aramaic rather than Hebrew. The word is derived from word 1981 in this dictionary. "1981" is linked to the entry for that word. OR
• 582. אֱנוׄשׁ enosh (60d); from an unused word;
  This word is derived from a word that is not found in the Hebrew Old Testament. OR
• 3743. טְּרוּב Kerub (500c); from the same as 3742;
  This word is derived from the same root word as word 3742 in this dictionary. "3742" is linked to the entry for that word. OR
• 908. בָּדָא bada (94b); a prim. root;
  This word is called a primitive because it is not derived from any other known word in the Hebrew language. This is also true for Aramaic words that are not derived from other known words in the Aramaic language.

Meanings

General Meanings: Following the second semicolon in each entry is the section that gives the general meaning of the Hebrew or Aramaic word.

• 1350. גָּאַל gaal (145b); a prim. root; to redeem, act as kinsman:—
• 4447. מׂלֶכֶת Moleketh (574c); from the same as 4428; an Isr. woman:—
  If the word is a proper name, a brief not of identification is given.
• 4442. צֶדֶק־מַלְטִּי Malki-tsedeq (575d); from 4428 and 6664; “my king is right,” an early king of Salem:—
  The meaning of the word or words that make up the name is given in quotation marks for some proper names.

Specific Meanings: Specific meanings of words are dependent upon the context in which the words are found. Following the colon-dash (:—) in each entry is a list of NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE translations of the Hebrew or Aramaic word.

1350. גָּאַל gaal (145b); a prim. root; to redeem, act as kinsman:—avenger(13), bought back(1), buy back(1), claim(1), close relative(3), closest relative(3), closest relatives(1), ever wish to redeem(2), kinsman(2), redeem(22), redeemed(25), redeemer(1), Redeemer(18), redeems(1), relative(2), relatives(1), rescue(1), wishes to redeem(1).

The number in parenthesis gives the number of times that English key word was used to translate the Hebrew or Aramaic word in the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE Updated Edition.

Special Signs

An asterisk (*) indicates that the key word represents two or more Hebrew or Aramaic words. Refer to the NASEC Bible text for the additional Hebrew or Aramaic word numbers.

913. בְּדִיל bedil (95d); from 914; alloy, tin, dross:—alloy(1), line*(1), plumb*(1), tin(4).

The proper or special name of God, YHWH, has been translated LORD.

[Dr. Nathan Parker]

Thanks!