Wilhelm Gesenius

Wilhelm Gesenius

Wilhelm Gesenius (1786-1842) was a German orientalist and biblical scholar. He was a professor of theology and oriental languages at the University of Halle and is considered one of the greatest biblical scholars of the 19th century. Gesenius made significant contributions to the study of the Hebrew language, including the development of a Hebrew lexicon, which was widely used and is still considered a standard reference work today. He also wrote important works on the history of the Hebrew language, the biblical text, and Semitic philology.

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