■ P R J E F A T I | O.
Q u a n tum a d L e x i c a , haec p r a ’C ip u e pra t o c u l i s c o n t in u o h a b u im u s ; Hebraica V .K im h i(S c q u o d L e x i c i in f l .i r ,
N a th a n k C o n c a r d in u a s .';A v e n a r u ,F o r { } e r i,P a gm n ip .P om a r ii,B u x to r f iiS c h in J le r i,q u o d fe r e in t e g r um in h o e o p u s
in n s fu d im n s -,C h a ld a ica t r iu n i u k im o r um ,i t em B .A r u c .P h .A q u in a t k . E li& Tbi\b. Cohen de L a r a . G . F a b r it iifi.M u n -
ß e r i ,P la n ta v id i. E m e n d a t io n e s ,n e c n o n A d d i t io n e s qu äed am M .Bm c lo r fiia d fu um L e x i c o n ö a & '.p a r t im a C l .D .
D e r ftm io ,V ir o a dm o d um tam in g e n u o ,q u am d o d o ; l è d m a x im a e x p a r t e ,1 p r o p r io VB.Buxtorfii f i lio ,a t q ; in C a th e -
d r a fu c c e f lb r e lo n g e m e r ic if lim o , & q u id em in g e n t is fp e i v i r o , c u ju s v e l n om e n g e n t is fu® d e c u s e f t ,& h o n o r ,
S y r ia ca ,M a fii,F er ra r ii.T ro flii,B u x to r fiü J h .ï Nm>aria,isc. S a m a r h a n um P .M o rm i .'D l& lom r um T r ilin g u e ,& iO T ./ r .
Cha l.Sc d m i . C l .D .D o d o r i s Ma rßrallL y 'm r e c ö n d i t x e ru d i t io n i s p e r i t i f f im i ,m ih iq ; am ic i f lim i , o p e r a d e f c r i p f i ,&
a d m e t r a n fm if fi. E th ificum ,W em m e r s , Sr N o b i l i f f im i , n e e a me u n q u am fin e h o n o r i s p r a fa t io n e n om in a n d i, D .
Jobi Lu d o lfi. Arabica,Rnpbelingii, G ig g e i, G ermani,a tq u C v i r i e x c c lle n t i f lim i , om n i fq ; l i t e r a tu r a tam O r ie n t a l is ,
q u am O c c id e n t a l i s p e r i t i f l im i D . / s .G ö / ü L in g g .O r i e n t a l . t u m & M a th e fe o s P r o fè f io r is o r d in a r i i .
L e x ica M S S * quibus ufi fitrnus in hoe oj>ere.
D i ö i o n a r iu m Syriacum B a r B é l u l i , in g e n s v o lum e n in fo l io , in h o e o p u s t r a n f v e & um , a p u d q u em f e p i f l im e
c i t a h tu r fe q u en te s a u th o r e s ; q i u f i Syriace e x ta n t e s ;B a r S e ru J h a i,Z a ch a n a ,R a b a n ,A lm e ru ia i,u t p u t o L e x i c o g r a p h i .
P . E g in e ta , Diofeorides, Ga len o s , A a iu s , B a r Serapion, M e d ic i . A r iflo te lk V o lum in a fe p tem . Bejimandu*
H i f to r i c u s n öm in a t if f im u s . S . Efhrern. S .Gregorius. Gr .Nyjfe ttu s . S . Epiphanias c o n t r a Eunomium. A r iu s ,S c A -
p o l l in ir k . B a r Ma lco , fo r t e Aben Mêlee Hebreen*. Mejiies-Arabs.
E t iam h l q u o r um n om in a n o b is a d h u c fu n t m in u s n o ta ; f c i l . l - x x o j v s , u o a » j a j } , i f o ._ i i a . j a _ ,
v Q jp f s . i0 . i . , v a»f>i.j. u o a ^ j ; ) i » j _ o , \k-__2 J , ;— ^— ra, u n a - i s a s o , anrr S ; l o f c - o q Uj u lt im u s l ib e r a B a r Cepha,
n i fa llo r ,f c r ip tu s fu i t . A l i o s m i t to in f in i t e s ; ü t h in c in te llig am u s ,5 y r ä n u l lum o ih n in o d e e lT e fcienti® g e n u s .
T a c e o e t iam f c r ip to tu m Arabicomm c a ta lo g um a p u d Camufium lo n g e n um e r o f io r em .
L e x i c o n E tb io p icum C X . D . G a lU i M in i f t r i Zyricfenfis m ih i b e n ig n e t r a n fm if li . I n E th io p i c k a u t em a d ju m e n -
t o m ih i fu i t m a x im o v i r N o b i l i s D J o i a a Lu d olfu s P r in c ip i V IN A R 1E N S I ï C o n c i l i i s , h u ju s lin g u a : M a g n u s A -
p ö l lo ; d ë q u o p lu r a in I .c x ic o . r . iq . 8 ^ 7 . a q u o M S .L e x i c o n Ertbiopicum u n a h um G r am m a t i c a , C o n f è f i ïö n e f id e i
C L A V D I I Ïm p e rK .M t b io p U f l s 'c .'p e t na n\isCX X >.M .Wanß ebii a c c e p i,q u a e om n ia (C u r io f i t a t is m o n um e n ta n o n v u l g
a r i s e d , D . t é é i .p r e lo h i c c o m m i f i . L e x i c a Arabien,Gitu b ar i,ScC am u fiidtan V .L a n c eM B r u n i ïA v i c em iJ l * in c o m .
p a r a b i l is , a tq u e v i r i o b p r je c e llen tiam in h i f c e li t e r is fum m c ’ a dm i r a n d i; Vt.Bedrrelli fè p t em V o lu m in a in fo l io , Sc
d u o in 4 ° . quas fum m o c um fa v o r e v i r ó r u m c e le b e r r im o r um ,N o b ilis J o . S e lde rd , C l .D .D . Merick.C o l l e g i i Lond in.
M e d i c i c e l e b e r r im i , D . D . Worthington, A c a d em ia : Cantabr'tgtenfis t u n c t em p o r is p r o c a n c e lla r i i d ig n i f f im i ,S t C l .
D . M . Sm ith p r o c u r a to r is , m ih i c om m o d a t a fu e ru n t m u tu d .
L e x i c o n Perficum, c u i n om e n al)i c u m t r ib u s M S S ” e o l la tum ; q u o r um u n um v i r C l . D . 7 ho. G r a v iit i
p r o fum m a e ju s h um a n ita te am ic e m ih i c om m u n ic a v i t , m a g n a e x p a r te i D . Seamanm v i r o in t e g e r r im o , in q u e
h a c a c L in g u a T u r c i c a e x e r e k a t i f l im o , t r a n s fu fum fu i t . A t h i c e t iam a m e e x m u lt is a u th o r ib u ? a d d i ta fu n t
n p n p a u c a . H a n c au tem p a r tem e x o r n a v i t m a x im e , a tq u e lu c u le n t e r am p l ia v i t T h e fa u ru s Perficus d e f id e r ä -
t i f lim u s P r o f . E m in e n t i f iim i. D .D .G o l i i , ? fj.a>ia-ojX<s.
E x p ra e c e d e n tib u s f c r ip to r ib u s ,a tq ; a l i i s q u am p lu r im i s n o n n u lla v o c a b u lo r um p la u f t r a ,in om n ib u s fe x l in g u i s ,
C h a ld .S y rS am .E th .A ra b . S c P e r fica fim a l h i c c öm p o r t a t a , in q ; fu a s fe r ie s o rd in e h a b em u s d ig e ( la ,q u® in a liis L e x i -
c i s ,q u a Im p r e f l i s ,q u aM S S isf r u f t r a q u s f i v e r i t q u i f p i am .E t n i fa llo r ,n o n rtiu lta fu n t fc r ip tu n e lo c a ,a p u d C r k i c ó s
v e t e r e s ,a u t m o d e rn o s ,q u ib u s a b O r ie n ta lib u s lin g u is lu x a liq u a o b o r ia tu r ,q u® h i c c o n f ta n te r n o n r e p e r ie t l e f t o r .
D i& io n e s e t iam HArdtat c en ten a s p u t o a l iq u o t ,fe c u n d um p ro p r ie tä r em h u ju s ,a u t v i c in x a lie u ju s lin g u a :,n o n f i n
e R a t io n e o p t im a ,C o n r e x tu s a n a lo g ia m a x im e a p p o f i t a , c o n fe n t ie n t ib u s fe r e fem p c r p r im is a tq ; a n t iq u if f im is S S .
S c r ip tu r® in t e r p r e t ib u s , m u lto a lit e r t r a n s fu fa s , q u am fa ltem M o d e rn o r um q u iv i s ( d e T r a n f la t o r ib u s lo q u o r
p u b l i c i s ) a d h u c e x p o fu e r i t .
H o e en irh m in im e e c la h d um ju d i c o , ä p a u c i s a d h u c a n im a d v e r fum , q u o m e liu s in t e llig a n t a tq u e c la r iu s ,p o -
f t e r i t a t i q u a n tum o b f i t a lio r um p e r t in a x im ita c io ; R . Davidem in Hebraicit, Sc B .A r u c in C ha ld a ich (m a g n i n o -
m in is f c r ip t o r e s ) n o n u t n u d o s h om in e s , fe d p la n e SEo raraJs'acper om n ia fe q u u n tq r n o n Jud a ti ta n tum ,fe d C J i r i -
f t ia n i fe r e u n i v e r f i : C u m tarnen am b o in g e n u e fa t is a tq ; a p t r t e in m u lt is , n e c r a r o , fu am fa ten tu r ig n o r a n t i am ;
p r o in d e a b u t r i fq u e ( p o f t c o n fid e r a r io n em m a tu r e d e l ib e r a t am , & a r g um e n ta tarn a r t i f ie ia lia , q u am in a r t if ic ia -
l i a d iu t iu s l ib r a t a ) h a u d m e t ic u lo f i f e p e d ife e d im u s .
P r im u s a n t e ,& fe rm e fo lu s in te r r e c e n t io r e s om n e s M .B u x to r fiu s Jw n a r is em u n f t io r i s / p i r i t u f a g a c i f f im o p r x
a l i i s im b u tu s , m a lum in u t r o q u e r e p r o b a v i t , & u tp lu r im um r e t in u i t q u o d b o n um f u i t , a c m e r ito e lig e n d um .
I n Syriati* ïi p r a c la r i f l fm o Fer rar io q u o t ie s c e fp ita tu n i e ft ,n o n n u n q u am ï d o ä i f f im o Morirn in S am a r itic itS C o -
p i o f i f f im o ,& o b m a gn am in d u f t r iam m e r ito c e le b r a n d o D .G ig g x o in A r a b ic k fe p i f f im e : id em t r i f t e m o r ta lita t is
p r i v i le g iu m , & n o s p r o c u ld u b io .n e c in fr eq u e n te r m a n e t , In t e r im e o r um fp h a lm a ta c a n d id e ,a tq u e c r e b r iu s f i n
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P R Æ F A T I 0 .
ne notninç (hoc ideo ab aliis vieiffim in noftri gratiam pariter eXpeflantes atque eXpofcefites^ëfhendavimus,nec
•non eorum expofitrones multum faipeäas licet ( donee quid certius conftiterit ) dubii, nec non aliquando"
parum dubii, in Legentium exercitium annexuimus; ejufmodi conjeäurarum cumülum, in aliud tempus, âpüd
nos indies congefentes.
Arcana’s atq; SS45Litëfas, Tâl'mud,5t Alcbrhnus,fres Cänönes'( utita dicam) Öecumenici ; quibus hodie re-
gkuE,acdirigitür uni verfilm pene génùs humanum,àllegavimus qiiam creberrime, Sc quantum potuimus accurate
; Unde cüivis conftare poteft, qu.e Chri'ftiänorum,Judxorum,Mohammedanorum (ententia atque fides,non
b vagis nbfcio quibus 'Iacunis,fed^eiiuiniBmaximeq;authentioisip(brumfbntibus ab omnibus agnitis, deprom-
ta ; QU® nempe de Deo, Meffia,0 .i/a,Spiritu S°. Hominis lapfu, renovafione, refurreäione,<yc. credunt. Atq;
hiric èti'âm ekornihtuf haud rarö argumenta nebtiquam contemnenda ( adverfariorum enim teftimonium magni
Temper arftimant Kätionis magiftrf )' ad fidem (noftram corröborandum. Vide H iHb H ’ iDO.
Mortalibus quippe mos ifte inolevit ( heu nimis inveteratüs ) antagoniftis fuis falfa audafler affingendi; hoc
nos Judabis fàcimus,atque Mohammedanià ; atq; idem nobis illi; Conceffis ab utraque parte refragari nefas ;
Nec Dbarinalia tantum, ïèd Ritualia,juridica, Medicinalia, atq; nonnunquam Proverbia noravimus, ( loca (äL
rem in quibus occurruht) tarn in illis 'tribus, tjiiäim in aliis libris impreffis, atq; ipfa verba , in MSSis pfarfercim
Syriack,Samarit.Ethiop.Sc Perfick,in quibus parum adhuc laborarunt prela. e. g. Samaritanoriim dogmata de
, 1 Dei vita abfoiuta., * Peffeäiohe,, 3 Incömprehenfibilitate, 4 Providentia, « Conftantia, <sMifericördia uni-
veriali, t de Sa Scriptura, 8 Traditioaibus,s Borns operibus,10 Sabbatho, “ Hebraeis, ^Sacêrdotum lapforum re-
ftitufiöne, & ob quod in omni fecütö male audierunt, fed injuria, l5delmaginibus, Vide, , «tav* in crip te iv a 2
Urq""uv , 4 XAq 5 ViiUJ e vr.ti17 ai.var- i: ana 9 Ydv io sc vavn n 12 -1.y,7r 13
Mitto plura alia, quæ fparfim reperientur. .
Idem.in csteris.Linguis praftitum,ur nön Lexici tantum inunus obit, fed Indicis materiarum , peculiäriter
Biblicarum, in quo locaScripcuræ tarn difficilia, quam male atque abfurde transfufa (quorum numerus eft noH
exiguus in Biblik Polyglottk, reliquilq; omnihusj) vel enödantur, vel emendantur ; imo tantum non Concordanti-
arum inftareft, quantum ad voces minus ufitatas.
Verfionum etiam optimarum errores omnes enumerate,non patitur praefacionis ratio; eorum fpecimina q u æ -
dam, in ebrtas clafles digefta,additi4jantum duobus,tribus,auf pluribuiexemphs, exhibuimusin Oratione noftra,
inScholis T h e o l o g i c i s a p u d habiça, adprimammunerisdràÂkffufceptionfim’ ; A. B. iÉé7.edita.
. Quibus. addi poflunt vocabula Hebr&a armjé te-yo/dfaa fere omnia; quæ ex prifeorum fcriptis,& proprio Lin-
guarufn genio,{uccenturiante utrifq;ipla contextus ierie, non parum confequuntur luminis certioris,quam antea
ex modernis quibuïîi.bet illjs attrlbutum fuit.Quibus otium eft,alias inter innumeras voces,confidant has fequentes;
a'ax. rau.-punn. nat ä nis. x; ^ o ij in Append. o u o V «au- à ’ôna npm.Uj., mj.drtj.ntsjo.'ttraj'w. in.
uni*7j*u. »Tu-iu!t. Txn. Sjtn. e'tnn m^tnrn n' in Arnaud, cm’. nyrniüvD’SD ©’Ban. nnipa. nana.ana.ccDaU
Dtna.©na.n7nYrtnp’7 U’y7n un. maao. vaca. muQ.7u vu.naiaa- nan. n«an 7y:o- tnxyj. yna. qmD. mno. amno. cay’ao.
UnDJ.anD aiyD7V. ca'KBy. CaXy.ayau. cahyj n^s. UaE aariE-’as.yiax.raçs apap ,naap. nDp. niaiop jaap. rap n©po.'apni©p
v..^£ih nioxa. ^ can. aja.Vyaa nn- pn.îaÿa. npa*ypa.q©a’. au®. Vae*. na© asbu^Bw ypu. ,aa©c- qa©-1™
©nn.a’V'nn nysbn ynyiao. suhsn. pana Mitto diâiones omnes Syriacas, Samaritanas, Ethiopka*, Arabicas, Perftcas,
quæ mirifice illuftrant textum fàcrum,& genératim cunflæ fibimetipfis mutuo ingens impartiuntur lumen.
Et quidem pace doäiorum, hoc mihi yidétur extra dubium ; Neminem eflè qui harutn Linguarum, vel u-
nam aflèqui queat perfide & accurate, qui non intelligat omnes. Ut alios taceam.authores; in Tatmude Babylonien
(cui vulgo nomen a confufa Linguarum ibidem loci mulritudine, quarum vix ulla eft, in Oriente fairem,
quæ fuum huicOperinon contribuerit fymbolum) ejufmodi voces.haut rar;o occurruht, quas fruftra tentaverit
quifpiam explicare,quiinharum aliqua manetinexpertus. In quibus Voluminibus (nifi à bardis)mininie fper-
nendis, obfervatu hoc reor non indignum ; Loca in Novo Teftamento ex Veteri allata, nonnunquam çum textu
Hebraico, fæpius autem çonveniunt cum LXX. In hac diferepantia, veterum Rabbinorum nonnulli, nec non Tal-
mudici ( ab altiori Spiritu procUldubio ad id indufti ) ita legunt, ciranque ilia , prout occurruht in Novo In-
ftrumento, Sc apud LXX. vide f lQ Q in HC2J. pî£)J,
Socios quidem habui inhocOpere, fed perexiguo temporemecum in illo commorantes, nefeio an dicam
immenficatelaboris plane exterritos. . Qtios diutius retinui,hi fuerunt; D.MMrrayGrypfmldenfis,virnon minus’
dodus, quam admodum ingenuus, cui per feptennii fere fpatium Arabicas meas concredideram collediones ; D.
Gul.Bevtr'idgms, vir in fecretioribus hifce litèris egregie verfatus, per dimidium illius temporis, curabat Syriacas-
prout per idem tempus operam impendebat fuam D.Mßan/lebiusjqui ad perpoliendum ejus in iifdem
Ingenium,in varias Orientis öras longa arque periculofa fufeepit itinera. Per plures annos, jam ætate provedus ,
& una cum patrimonio fatis competenti,exhauftis etiam animi viribus,oculis caligantibus, corporis variis in hoc
Opéré confradis, Sc diflocatis membris,relidus fum folus, fineamanuehfi,'aut vel Corredore ullo, venia ideo
apud càndidos leöorcs ( uti fpero' ob fiquæ occurrerinr, aliquanro dignior,
Quantum ad inveftigandum thema aliquod, five vocabulum in hoc Opéré, quædam funt hic notanda, Pri-
..-..‘A. mo,