Jewish Language Research Website

Hayim Sheynin

Academic Affiliation

• Gratz College (emeritus), United States

Contact Information

• Email: hsheynin19444 @ yahoo.com

Research Interests

General and Comparative Linguistics, Classical Philology, Slavic Philology, Semitic Philology, Medieval Hebrew Poetry, Genizah Studies, Manuscripts and Paleography, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin Epigraphics, Jewish Languages with Special Attention to Judeo-Romance Languages (in Particular Ladino Texts from 16th to 19th Centuries), Judeo-Aramaic, Judeo-Greek, Indo-European Languages, Semitic Languages, Translations from the Most Indo-European and Semitic Languages, Jewish Studies, Sephardic Studies, Bibliography and Booklore

Jewish Languages

• Sheynin, H. In press. In Search of the Common Transliteration for the Jewish Languages. In Z. Harvey (ed.), Society and Culture: Papers of the VI International Congress in Sephardi Languages and Literatures. Jerusalem: Misgav Yerushalayim.
• Sheynin, H. 1999. Languages Jewish. In M. Terry (ed.), Reader's Guide to Judaism. Chicago & London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. 356-361.
• Sheynin, H. 1999. Problems in Romanization of Jewish Languages. In B. Y. Leff & L. S. Wolfson (eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries. New York: Association of Jewish Libraries. 242. [The paper was too long. Only the summary is published.]

Judeo-Spanish

• Sheynin, H. 1999. Ladino Literature. In M. Terry (ed.), Reader's Guide to Judaism. Chicago & London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. 351-355.

Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Arabic

• Sheynin, H. 2001. Termini Technici in the Judeo-Spanish Astronomical Manuscripts of Rabbi Moshe ben Baruch Almosnino. [manuscript]
• Sheynin, H. 1982 (manuscript). Leningrad Jewish Arabic-Castilian Glossary of the 15th Century: From the Cairo Genizah.
• Sheynin, H. 1980. Genizah Fragments of an Unknown Arabic-Castilian Glossary. Jewish Quarterly Review 71/3: 151-166.
• Sheynin, H. 1980. An Unknown Arabic-Castilian Glossary. Sefarad 42: 223-241.
• Sheynin, H. 1978 (manuscript). Poema de Ester: edicion critica del unico manuscrito y transcripcion.
• Sheynin, H. 1976 (manuscript). Tratado de Estrolabio por Moises ben Baruch Almosnino: edicion critica del unico manuscrito y trascripcion.
• Sheynin, H. 1976 (manuscript). Canon de relog de plata por Moises ben Baruch Almosnino: edicion critica del unico manuscrito y trascripcion.

Aramaic Language and Epigraphics

• Vinnikov, I. N. & Sheynin, H. 1967. ? [A Dictionary of Aramaic Inscriptions]. Leningrad: Academy of Sciences. [The dictionary was written by Prof. Vinnikov and me, but published under the name of Prof. I. N. Vinnikov alone. First appeared in several installments in Палестинский сборник 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12.]
• Vinnikov, I. N. & Sheynin, H. 1967. ? [A Concordance to the Jerusalem Talmud]. Leningrad: Academy of Sciences. [The concorance was written by Prof. Vinnikov and me, but published under the name of Prof. I. N. Vinnikov alone and only a small section Letter Gimel in Палестинский сборник.]

Hebrew language and Literature

• Sheynin, H. 1987. Introduction into the Study of Poetry of Rabbi Joseph ben Tanhum ha-Yerushalmi, Upon to the Manuscripts of the Cairo Genizah. PhD Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania.
• Sheynin, H. 1987 (manuscript). Divan of Rabbi Joseph ben Tanhum ha-Yerushalmi, edited from the manuscripts of the Cairo Genizah with introduction.
• Sheynin, H. 1987 (manuscript). Sefer `Arugot ha-Besamim of Rabbi Joseph ben Tanhum ha-Yerushalmi, edited from the manuscripts of the Cairo Genizah with introduction.
• Sheynin, H. 1982. קינה 'שאלו שלום ירושלים' ליהודה אלחריזי. Bitzaron 71/3: 50-52.
• Sheynin, H. 1982. Review of Manuscrits Medievaux Hebraiques ed. par C. Sirat & M. Beit-Arie (Paris, 1972-1979). Jewish Quarterly Review 72: 213-218.
• Sheynin, H. 1980. אהה, כי לוקח מחמד עינינו: על שתי קינות לתשעה באב לר' יוסף בן תנחום הירושלמי. Ha-Do'ar59/30: 488-490.
• Sheynin, H. 1980. כתב היד שנתגלה מחדש, המשורר שקם לתחייה והחידות שנשארו ללא פתרון: Review of שירי יצחק אבן עזרא, ed. by Dr. M. Schmeltzer. Ha-Do'ar 60/29: 468-470.

Hebrew Manuscripts and Paleography

• Sheynin, H. 1980. עבודת ראש השנה: לפי מחזור נוסח רומא . Ha-Do'ar 60/36: 587-589.
• Sheynin, H. 1980. Genizah Fragments of an Unknown Arabic-Castilian Glossary. Jewish Quarterly Review 71: 151-166.
• Sheynin, H. 1976. Leket Shikhehah mi-Ginze Rusyah, article in Hagut Ivrit bi-Brit ha-Moazot: Studies on Jewish Themes and Contributions to Hebrew Literature, edited by Menahem Zohory, Arie Tartakower and Michael Zand. Jerusalem: Brit Ivrit Olamit. 151-176.
• Sheynin, H. 1969. Der literarische Nachlass des Josef ben Tanchum haj-Jeruschalmi. Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 22/2: 245-271.
• Sheynin, H. 1965. An Unknown Manuscript of Hebrew Poet Yosef b. Tanchum ha-Yerushalmi: A Description and Study of the Ms. 2nd Firkovich Collection 83-8. MA Thesis, ?.

Bible

• Sheynin, H. 1967. Which Version of Bible Was Used in Talmud: A Comparison of the Scriptural Quotes in Talmud with Different Biblical Versions. Палестинский сборник. [Published under the changed title Samaritan Pentateuch and Oral Palestinian Tradition and under name I. N. Vinnikov.]
• Sheynin, H. 1963. Transliteration of Hebrew sheva mobile in private names in the Pentateuch in the Greek translation of LXX (Septuagint). BA Thesis, Leningrad University.