Medical Terminology in the Hebrew Tradition: Shem Tov Ben Isaac, Sefer ha-Shimmush, Book 30

The terminology in medieval Hebrew medical literature is virtually lacking in standard Hebrew dictionaries. The only dictionary with a certain number of medical terms is that composed by Ben Yehuda. The secondary literature dealing with medieval Hebrew medical terminology is extremely limited and on...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bos, Gerrit (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Oxford University Press 2010
In: Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-101
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Description
Summary:The terminology in medieval Hebrew medical literature is virtually lacking in standard Hebrew dictionaries. The only dictionary with a certain number of medical terms is that composed by Ben Yehuda. The secondary literature dealing with medieval Hebrew medical terminology is extremely limited and only covers a few medical terms.However, in recent years research into medieval Hebrew medical terminology has broken new ground. The translation technique of one major translator, namely Zeraḥyah Ben Isaac Ben Sheʾaltiel Ḥen, and his vocabulary, have been studied, and hitherto anonymous translations have been ascribed to him.Another medieval translator whose medical terminology is currently being analysed is Shem Tov Ben Isaac, the translator of al-Zahrāwī's Kitāb al-taṣrīf. As part of his translation he compiled two independent glossaries of medical synonyms. However, since these glossaries are only partial, and since they do not give these terms in a specific context, further analysis of the novel medical terminology is necessary to properly define his technical vocabulary. Thus, this study is devoted to an analysis of technical terminology in book 30, which deals with surgery. The terms, arranged alphabetically, are compared with those of the Arabic edition and English translation by Spink-Lewis, and with those used by Nathan ha-Meʾati, Zeraḥyah Ḥen, and Moses Ibn Tibbon.
ISSN:1477-8556
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgq051