Aharon Pollack: Al Hasetumot Bamizmor,
Elucidations of Knotty points in the Psalms
Hebrew text and commentary in Hebrew
אהרון פולאק:
על
הסתומות במזמור
584 pp. Hard Cover with dust jacket. $84.95, ISBN
965-222-230-5, Nezer-230-5
Published in 1991 by Nezer Publishing, Jerusalem.
Pollack’s
commentary targets individual words and phrases which have troubled commentators for generations. His insights and interpretations are a valuable
contribution to scholarship and are useful tools in studying or teaching the
Psalms. Many of Pollack’s insights are derived from his having lived with
Bedouins. He finds that many a difficult passage can be explained by referring
to Arabic cognates and Bedouin customs. Thus e.g. he interprets the term “Selah”
from the Arabic meaning “completely.”
Pollack also displays extensive knowledge of the ancient Bible
translations such as the Septuagint, Vulgate & various Targumim, as well as a
thorough knowledge of modern scholarship. Professor Haim Gevaryahu, chairman of the World Jewish Bible
Society, just prior to his death, managed to write the introduction to this
posthumously published volume. Pollack’s previously published works on Biblical themes have earned praises from
Israeli scholars such as Professors B. Mazar, B.Z. Netanyahu, among others.
This volume of Pollack, edited by O. Nizri with the assistance of Professor M. Weinfeld, has also been
acclaimed by the Dept. of Education & Culture in Israel. From the editor’s
preface:
Aharon Pollack: Born 1892 Ukraine.
Died 1960, Zephath, Israel.
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