Paul Joüon (6 February 1871 – 18 February 1940 in

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) was a

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specialist and member of the

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. Author of a philological and exegetical commentary on the

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(1924), he also wrote ''A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew'' for which he received the

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from the

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. First published in 1923, Joüon's grammar, enjoying numerous editions as well as an English translation, continues to serve as an important reference to this day. Joüon was the student of French rabbi and orientalist

Mayer Lambert Mayer Lambert (December 23, 1863 – October 30, 1930) was a French Jewish Oriental scholar and Hebraist. Life Lambert was born on December 23, 1863, in Metz, France, the son of the religious textbook author Elie Lambert. His grandfather was Chi ...

Publications

* ''Le Cantique des Cantiques'', Commentaire philologique et exégétique, Éditeur G.Beauchesne, 1909, Paris. * ''Grammaire de l'hébreu biblique'', 624 pages, Éditrice Pontificio Istituto Biblico, (première édition 1923, deuxième édition corrigée 1965, réimpressions en 1987, 1996, et 2007), Rome * ''Ruth. Commentaire philologique et exégétique'', Institut Biblique Pontifical, 1924, Rome. * ''Libri Ruth textum hebraicum'' ad usum scholarum edidit Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, 1921, Rome. * Articles sur la philologie sémitique (dans ''Mélanges de la Faculté Orientale de Beyrouth'', dans ''Orientalia'', et dans ''Biblica''). * ''L'Évangile de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ'', traduction et commentaire du texte grec tenant compte du substrat sémitique, Éditeur G. Beauchesne, 1930, Paris.

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