Chaim Menachem Rabin
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Chaim Menachem Rabin was an Israel
i professor of Hebrew
and Semitic languages
.
Chaim Rabin was born in Giessen, Germany, 22 November 1915, the son of Israel and Martel Rabin. He studied first at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
, 1933-1934. He then studied in England, at the School of Oriental and African Studies
of the University of London
where he received his BA degree in 1937. In 1939 he completed his Ph.D thesis, on "Studies in Early Arabic Dialects". From 1938 he was also a lecturer at the SOAS
.
In 1941 he moved to the University of Oxford
, where he received his MA, then D.Phil in 1942. In 1943 he was appointed Cowley Lecturer in Post-Biblical Hebrew there.
From 1956 he was Associate Professor, then full Professor of Hebrew Language at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
until his retirement in 1985.
After his early interest in Arabic
dialects, Chaim Rabin's field was all aspects of Hebraic linguistics, in particular, translations of the ancient language of the Bible, the Dead Sea Manuscripts
, and the detailed study of ancient medieval codices. He succeeded Moshe Goshen-Gottstein
as chief editor of the Hebrew University Bible Project
.
Rabin was a pioneer in training Israeli translators. Together with Shoshana Bloom, he established the Hebrew University's Department of Scientific Translation.
Rabin was a member of the Academy of the Hebrew Language
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i professor of Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
and Semitic languages
Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a group of related languages whose living representatives are spoken by more than 270 million people across much of the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa...
.
Chaim Rabin was born in Giessen, Germany, 22 November 1915, the son of Israel and Martel Rabin. He studied first at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
, 1933-1934. He then studied in England, at the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
where he received his BA degree in 1937. In 1939 he completed his Ph.D thesis, on "Studies in Early Arabic Dialects". From 1938 he was also a lecturer at the SOAS
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
.
In 1941 he moved to the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, where he received his MA, then D.Phil in 1942. In 1943 he was appointed Cowley Lecturer in Post-Biblical Hebrew there.
From 1956 he was Associate Professor, then full Professor of Hebrew Language at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
until his retirement in 1985.
After his early interest in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
dialects, Chaim Rabin's field was all aspects of Hebraic linguistics, in particular, translations of the ancient language of the Bible, the Dead Sea Manuscripts
Dead Sea scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts from the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical documents found between 1947 and 1956 on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from which they derive their name...
, and the detailed study of ancient medieval codices. He succeeded Moshe Goshen-Gottstein
Moshe Goshen-Gottstein
Moshe Goshen-Gottstein was a German-born professor of Semitic linguistics and biblical philology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and director of the lexicographical institute and Biblical research institute of Bar-Ilan University.-Biography:Moshe Goshen-Gottstein was born in Berlin...
as chief editor of the Hebrew University Bible Project
Hebrew University Bible Project
The Hebrew University Bible Project is a project to create the first edition of the Hebrew Bible that reproduces the text of the Aleppo Codex and includes a thorough critical apparatus....
.
Rabin was a pioneer in training Israeli translators. Together with Shoshana Bloom, he established the Hebrew University's Department of Scientific Translation.
Rabin was a member of the Academy of the Hebrew Language
Academy of the Hebrew Language
The Academy of the Hebrew Language was established by the Israeli government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language."-History:...
.
Published Work
- Arabic Reader. London: Lund Humphries 1947.
- Hebrew Reader. London: Lund Humphries 1949.
- Ancient West-Arabian. London: Taylor's Foreign Press 1951.
- MaimonidesMaimonidesMoses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...
, The guide of the perplexedGuide for the PerplexedThe Guide for the Perplexed is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or "the Rambam"...
, with introduction and commentary by Julius Guttmann. translated from the Arabic by Chaim Rabin. London: East and West Library 1952. - The Zadokite Documents. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1954
- "Alexander Jannaens and the Pharisees". in: Journal of Jewish Studies 7 (1956), pp. 3–11.
- Qumran Studies. Oxford 1957
- "The Linguistics of Translation". in: A. D. Booth (ed.), Aspects of Translation (Studies in Communications 2), London: Secker and Warburg 1958, pp. 123ff
- Studies in the Bible : edited on behalf of the Institute of Jewish Studies in the Faculty of Humanities. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, Hebrew University 1961
- "Etymological Miscellanea", in: Scripta Hierosolymitana 8 (1961), pp. 384–400.
- Yigael YadinYigael YadinYigael Yadin on 21 March 1917, died 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.-Early life and military career:...
(edited with commentary), The scroll of the War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness, translated by Batya and Chaim Rabin. London: Oxford University Press 1962. - (with Yigael YadinYigael YadinYigael Yadin on 21 March 1917, died 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.-Early life and military career:...
), Aspects of the Dead Sea scrolls. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, Hebrew University 1965 - The influence of different systems of Hebrew orthography on reading Efficiency. Jerusalem: The Israel Institute of Applied Social Research 1968.
- The development of the syntax of post-biblical Hebrew. Leiden; Boston: Brill 2000. ISBN 90-04-11433-5.
- A Short History of the Hebrew Language
External links
- University CV - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Short Obituary
- A Short History of the Hebrew Language by Chaim Rabin
- Chaim Rabin: A Friend and Mentor