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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I am not aware of any such a source, but the Encyc. Judaica (online version better) and sometimes Wikipedia are useful to find authors in connection with their
works. I would say that the rule of thumb is to apply some logic. People only use abbreviations were they are confident that the reader will understand them. Of course, the more you deal with this kind of literature, the more familiar you get with the abbreviations.
In any case, there are some logical shortcuts: if your title page mentions the Tur, chances are that all the other abbreviations are traditional commentaries to the Tur. Same if your title page mentions Shulhan Arukh, a tractate of the Talmud, a book of the
Tanakh. There are a limited number of famous commentaries that most readers would know and expect. You could google and fnd a list of their names or get the title page of a Vilna edition, for instance, where the commentaries and their authors are spelled out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In other cases, the title page will mention and author and then “ba’al [some abbreviation]”. That would be the work by which the author is best known. Worse
case scenario, google the whole abbreviation and see how it’s used in other contexts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I’d say you learn with experience. Just have fun with it! And of course you can always write to this list
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Neil M. Frau-Cortes</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hebraica Cataloger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> heb-naco-bounces+nfrau=umd.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+nfrau=umd.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Judith Zupnick<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 08, 2013 7:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Heb-NACO] FW: Meaning of these rashe tevot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I have Otsar Rashe Tevot in print form and am also familiar with the Princeton Hebrew abbreviations Web site. I am more interested now in a guide to sefarim, with their associated authors,
such as came up in abbreviations on the title page of the book that I sent. Is there any source that gives rabbinic authors and their books (an added plus would be if the abbreviations were given, as well). The Otsa Rashe Tevot, as you pointed out, gives several
alternatives. It is not always comprehensive nor does it always give names of books.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 10:13:16 -0400<br>
From: <a href="mailto:jnof@upenn.edu">jnof@upenn.edu</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu">heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] FW: Meaning of these rashe tevot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The classic work, Otsar rashe tevot, has been digitized and is online at
<a href="http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/vl/tohen.asp?id=9" target="_blank">http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/vl/tohen.asp?id=9</a>. It would give several options of which meaning is intended, but you'd need to figure out based on context which of the given options the
appropriate rashe tevot are. Another source is Princeton's site of Hebrew cataloging tools,
<a href="http://library.princeton.edu/departments/tsd/katmandu/hebrew/hebrewtoc.html" target="_blank">
http://library.princeton.edu/departments/tsd/katmandu/hebrew/hebrewtoc.html</a>, which include Hebrew Abbreviations. They spell out in romanized form what the rashe tevot are, but again, do not include "meaning" or "authorship". That would require more research
on your part. Wikipedia can be a good first stop once you know what the spelled out form is (presuming you romanize it properly, c.f. Rama vs. Rema: the correct form is the latter; the former is a Vishnu god in Hinduism).<br>
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And of course, your colleagues are also an excellent reference <span class="ecxmoz-smiley-s1">
:-) </span>.<br>
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Best wishes and happy learning, Jasmin<br>
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On 10/7/2013 6:48 PM, Judith Zupnick wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thanks! Is there any guide, list or resource to rabbinic literature that would tell the meaning of the rashe tevot and the authorship, for future reference?<br>
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<a href="mailto:nfrau@umd.edu">nfrau@umd.edu</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu">heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a><br>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 20:13:12 +0000<br>
Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] FW: Meaning of these rashe tevot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">These are all commentaries printed to the Tur or Shulhan Arukh: the Tur itself, Bet Yosef (written by Yosef Caro). The Rama is Moshe Isserles, another of the
commentators, who wrote Darkhe Mosheh. Then you have Ture Zahav (David Segal) and Magen Avraham (Avraham Gombiner).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hebraica Cataloger</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">McKeldin Library</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">University of Maryland<br>
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Phone (301) 405-9337</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Judith Zupnick<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 07, 2013 11:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu">heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a><br>
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Does anyone know what all the rashe tevot on the title page in this attachment stand for, e.g. "Bet-Yud", etc.? Are these names of books? If so, what books? Are they all written by Jacob ben Asher?<br>
Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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