The Word: Comments

The Word was out of print for much of the 1990s. When it re-emerged for its 3rd printing in fall, 2000, a major academic scholar supported its findings. Prof. Alvin I. Schiff of Harvard and Hebrew University and Honorary President of the Education Council of America wrote, "there is support for the thesis that all human languages derive from a single Mother Tongue. The Word makes a strong case for Hebrew being that language." His lengthy praise of the book may be read at http://www.org/alvin.html .

PRE-REPUBLICATION COMMENTS ON THE WORD

The Word will undoubtedly touch off a debate among linguists; however, one of its most important uses for the lay person may be as a tool for the study of Hebrew. The Word will be an ideal companion to Hebrew language textbooks. The fascinating information in Mozeson's new book will challenge Christians to begin studying the language of the Prophets and thus gain a better understanding of Scripture.

-- David Bivin, author of Fluent Biblical and Modern Hebrew, director of the Jerusalem School for the Study of the Synoptic Gospels, and elder of the Jerusalem Baptist Church

What I have seen of Mozeson's work suggests a far wider sharing of world vocabulary than has hitherto been accepted. The data should revive controversy regarding a monogenesis of language and the primacy of Near Eastern culture.

--Prof. Louis Feldman, Chairman of Classical Language and Literature, Yeshiva University

Mozeson's work is invaluable. A sanctification of the Name is made for the sanctified language [Hebrew].

--Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson, author of Hebrew/kabbala books

The work is a challenge to linguists. The parallels traced seem beyond the range of coincidence, and call for a re-examination of our etymologies. Etymon , truth, must be the quest.

--Dr. Joseph T. Shipley, author of The Dictionary of Word Origins and The Origin of English Words.

Your work certainly needs to be circulated in the Bible believing community.

--Dean Mathis, Pastor, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church

Fascinating ... you have gone further than anyone in developing the concept of Hebrew as the mother of all languages.

--Rabbi Pinchas Stolper, Executive V.P., Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America

I really appreciate the book for its pedagogical value and its exhaustive approach. I would like to incorporate its material into my Hebrew course.

--Dr. Stephen Brown, Shasta Bible College, Redding CA

"...That joy permeates this remarkable report on the aftermath of the Tower of Babel.

--Bernard Casserly, Catholic Bulletin, St. Paul, MN

As the former Assistant Director of the Institute for Linguistic Research in Teheran (before the Revolution) I am deeply impressed by the scholarship which The Word exhibits on every page. Persian [also Indo-European] exhibits hundreds of the Hebrew roots which you mention.

--Dr. Shmul-Mortkhe Kalmen, Philadelphia

I , too, am an ardent advocate of longe-range etymological connections and the ultimate monogenesis of language. ...I have independently arrived at many of the same conclusions...my heartiest congratulations on the publication of your fascinating dictionary.

--Victor H. Mair Professor of Chinese Dept. of Oriental Studies, U. of Penn.

My congratulations on your pioneering research; it is fascinating indeed.

--Dr. Moshe Dror, President of Ramat HaNegev College, Israel

"What an exciting, edifying work! The book is engrossing as no dictionary I've ever seen. Here is not only a synthesized view of how all languages developed, but a process of association which brings together so many cultures and so much human development. ... My earnest congratulations to you for this landmark accomplishment."

--Alan Adelson, Executive Director The Jewish Heritage Writing Project, NYC

"For anyone who is intrigued by words and their origins, this is definitely the book to read. "

--The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle (1989)

"...singularly fantastic, a unique, invaluable, indispensable resource for those who love words and use them with precision."

--Solomon Landers, Director Memra Inst. for Biblical Research

"... Mozeson's research is suffused with wit. ...His foreword unmasks the linguistic anti-Semitism which would suppress the influence of Hebrew on European languages. The author amply demonstrates that the number of words "borrowed" from the Hebrew is far greater than is now recognized and that the number of the sound-alike and mean-alike words is much too large to be a coincidence. ... I recommend this book highly."

--Rabbi Israel Wohlgelernter, Young Israel of 5th Ave. (NYC) T

The Word best illustrates why Hebrew is "The Sacred Language" by showing us how it functions like mathematics and physics."

--Yom HaShishi 8/11/89 (Israeli weekly)

"Previously unrealized synonyms and antonyms crystalize before us as we see the organicism of language unfold. ... This large and important reference work may forever change the way we look at the world."

--The New York Jewish Review, Dec., 1989

Even etymologoly, from the Greek word etmos (truth), is traced to Hebrew emet (truth). This book, containing 22,000 examples, is the equivalent of an archeological dig at the Tower (teerah/turret) of Babel and is fun as well as informative.

--The New York Jewish Week

It is almost worth buying this book just for the stimulating introduction...

--The Jerusalem Post

The problem with this book is how to contain your excitement...This book is a treasure. In the right hands it will be a saource of pleasure for years.

--Boston Jewish Times

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