|  | # ABBREVIATIONS This is the complete Abbreviation table from the 1952 printing of the Soncino Talmud, wherein the abbreviation tables from all the tractates were compiled into a single volume. A few other frequently encountered terms have been added (distinguished by green font), with cites as noted.
Books of the Bible Tractates of the Talmud General Glossary
##### BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
Amos | Amos. | Judg. | Judges.
Chron. I | Chronicles I. | Kings I | Kings I.
Chron. II | Chronicles II. | Kings II | Kings II.
Dan. | Daniel. | Lam. | Lamentations.
Deut. | Deuteronomy. | Lev. | Leviticus.
Ecc. | Ecclesiastes. | Mal. | Malachi.
Est. | Esther. | Mic. | Micah.
Ex. | Exodus. | Nah. | Nahum.
Ezek. | Ezekiel. | Neh. | Nehemiah.
Ezra | Ezra. | Numb. | Numbers.
Gen. | Genesis. | Ob. | Obadiah.
Hab. | Habakkuk. | Prov. | Proverbs.
Hag. | Haggai. | Ps. | Psalms.
Hos. | Hosea. | Ruth | Ruth.
Isa. | Isaiah. | Sam. I | Samuel I.
Jer. | Jeremiah. | Sam. II | Samuel II.
Job | Job. | S.O.S. | Song of Songs.
Joel | Joel. | Zech. | Zechariah.
Jonah | Jonah. | Zep. | Zephaniah.
Jos. | Joshua.
##### TRACTATES OF THE TALMUD
Ab. | Aboth.
'Ar. | 'Arakin.
'A.Z. | 'Abodah Zarah.
B.B. | Baba Bathra.
Bek. | Bekoroth.
Ber. | Berakoth.
Bez. | Bezah.
Bik. | Bikkurim.
B.K. | Baba Kamma.
B.M. | Baba Mezi'a.
Dem. | Demai.
'Ed., 'Eduy. | 'Eduyyoth.
'Er., 'Erub. | 'Erubin.
Git. | Gittin.
Hag. | Hagigah.
Hat. or Ha. | Hallah.
Hor. | Horayoth.
Hul. | Hullin.
Kel. | Kelim.
Ker. | Kerithoth.
Ket., Keth. | Kethuboth.
Kid. | Kiddushin.
Kil. | Kil'ayim.
Kin. | Kinnin.
Ma'as. | Ma'asroth.
Ma'as Sh. or MS. | Ma'aser Sheni.
Mak. | Makkoth.
Maks. or Maksh. | Makshirin.
Meg. | Megillah.
Me'il. | Me'ilah.
Men. | Menahoth.
Mid. | Middoth.
Mik. | Mikwa'oth.
M.K. | Mo'ed Katan.
M.Sh. | Ma'aser Sheni.
Naz. | Nazir.
Ned., Neda. | Nedarim.
Neg. | Nega'im.
Nid. | Niddah.
Oh., Ohol. | Oholoth.
Or., 'Orl., 'Orlah. | 'Orlah.
Par. | Parah.
Pes. | Pesahim.
R.H. | Rosh Hashanah.
Sanh. | Sanhedrin.
Shab. | Shabbath.
Sheb. | Shebi'ith.
Shebu. | Shebu'oth.
Shek. | Shekalim.
Sot. | Sotah.
Suk. | Sukkah.
Ta' or Ta'an. | Ta'anith.
Tam. | Tamid.
Tem. | Temurah.
Ter. | Terumoth.
Toh. | Tohoroth.
Toho. | v. Toh.
T.Y. | Tebul Yom.
'Uk., 'Ukz. | 'Ukzin.
Yeb. | Yebamoth.
Yom. | Yoma.
Zab. | Zabim.
Zeb. | Zebahim.
##### GENERAL
ad loc. | At that place.
Adreth | R. Solomon b. Adreth (or Rashba; 1235-1310).
A.J.P. | American Jewish Publications.
A.J.V. | American Jewish Version.
Alfasi | R. Isaac b. Jacob Alfasi (1013-1103).
Ant. | Antiquities, by Flavius Josephus.
Ar. Comp. | Aruch completum, ed. A. Kohut.
A.R.N. | Aboth Rabbi Nathan.
'Aruch or 'Aruk | Talmudic Dictionary by R. Nathan b. Jehiel of Rome (1106).
Asheri | R. Asher b. Jehiel (1250-1327)
A.T. | Die Agada der Tannaiten, by W. Bacher.
A.V. | Authorized Version.
b. | ben, bar, son of.
Ba.H. | Bayith Hadash, Glosses by R. Joel b. Samuel Sirkes (1561-1640).
B.C.E. | Before the Christian Era.
B.D.B. | English and Hebrew Lexicon, by Brown, Driver and Briggs.
c. | About.
C.C. | Columbia College Manuscripts.
C.E. | Common Era.
cf. | Compare, refer to.
Chajes Z.H. | Notes by Chajes, Zebi Hirsch b. Meir (1805-1855) in the Wilna Roman edition of the Talmud.
C.P.B. | Companion to the Authorized Daily Prayer Book, by I. Abrahams.
Cur. ed(d) | Current edition(s).
Derenbourg | Derenbourg J., Essai sur l'Histoire et la Geographie de la Palestine.
Der gal. 'Amh. | Der galildische 'Am-ha-arez, by A. Buchler.
D.E.Z. | Derek Ere; Zutra.
Dor | Dor Dor Wedoreshaw by I. H. Weiss.
Doroth | Doroth Harishonim by 1. Halevy.
D.S. | Dikduke Soferim by R. Rabbinowicz.
e.g. | For example.
E.J. | Encyclopaedia Judaica.
Ekah Rab. | Midrash Ekah Rabbah.
Et. St. | Etymologische Studien, Joseph Perles (1835-1894).
E.T. | English Translation.
E.V. | English Versions of the Bible.
f. | Following verse or chapter (plural ff.).
[G] | This symbol is used in place of a Greek phrase, word, or letter in the original Soncino text. Readers to whom the original Greek is important should consider purchasing a printed copy of the Babylonian Talmud from Soncino Press.
Gen. R. | Genesis Rabbah.
Geogr. | Geographie, by A. Neubauer.
Gersh. | R. Gershom, the Light of the Exile, (960-1040).
Geschichte | Graetz H., Geschichte der Juden (4th ed.).
G.K., Ges.K. | Gesenius-Kautzsch, Hebrew Grammar.
Glos. | Glossary.
Golds. | Translation of the Babylonian Talmud in German by L. Goldschmidt.
Graetz. | Graetz, H., Geschichte der Juden (4th ed.).
G.V. | Gottesdienstliche Vortrage, by L. Zunz.
[H] | This symbol is used in place of a Hebrew (or Aramaic) letter, word, or phrase in the original Soncino text. Readers to whom the original Hebrew is important should consider purchasing a printed copy of the Babylonian Talmud from Soncino Press.
Han. | R. Hananel b. Hushiel of Kairwan (about 990-1050).
HAN. | v. Han.
Hananel. | v. Han.
Heb. | Hebrew.
Hildesheimer | Hildesheimer, H., Beitrdge zur Geographie Palastinas.
Hiph. | Hiph'il.
H.M. | Hoshen ha-Mishpat.
H.U.C.A. | Hebrew Union College Journal (Annual).
i.e. | That is.
J., Jer. | Jerusalem (Jerushalmi).
Jast. | M. Jastrow's Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli Yerushalmi and the Midrashic Literature.
J.E. | Jewish Encyclopaedia.
J.Q.R. | Jewish Quarterly Review.
J.T. | Jerusalem Talmud.
Kes. Mish. | Keseph Mishnah, commentary on Maimonides' Yad, by Joseph Karo.
Klausner J, | [H]
Koh.Rab. | Midrash Koheleth Rabbah.
Levy | J. Levy's Neuhebraisches u. chaldaisches Wdrterbuch uber die Talmudim u. Midrashim.
lit. | Literally.
loc. cit. | Loco citato; In the place cited.
Lowe's M.S. | Text of Aboth in the MS. of the Mishnah edited by W. H. Lowe and reprinted by Taylor in his Sayings of the Jewish Fathers.
LXX. | Septuagint (see Authorities Consulted 0r Quoted).
Ma'aseh Rab. | Glosses by R. Bezalel Ranschburg (19th cent.) included in recent printed edd. of Horayoth.
Maharam | Meir b. Gedaliah Lublin (d. 1616).
Maharsha | R. Samuel Eliezer Halevi Edels (1555-1631).
Maim. | Moses Maimonides (1135-1204).
Malbim | Commentary on the Bible by M. L. Malbim (1809-1879).
Me'iri | Commentary on Yebamoth by Menahem b. Solomon Me'iri (1249-1306).
Mek. | Mekilta.
M.G.W.J. | Monatschrift fur Geschichte and Wissenschaft des Judentums
Mid. Tann. | Midrash Tannaim 0n Deuteronomy, edited by Dr. D. Hoffmann (Berlin 1909).
MS. | Manuscript (Plural MSS.).
MS.F. | Florence Codex of the Talmud.
MS.M. | Munich Codex of the Talmud.
M.T. | Massoretic Text of the Bible.
M.V. | Mahzor Vitry; an 11th cent. French Prayer Book, edited by S. Hurwitz, Nurnberg, 1923.
N.B. | Neue Beitrage zur Geschichte and Geographie Galilaas, S. Klein.
Neubauer | Neubauer, J., Beitrdge zur Geschichte des biblisch talmudischen Eheschliessungsrechts.
N.H. | Neo Hebrew.
N.S.I. | North Semitic Inscription, Cooke.
Obermeyer | Obermeyer, J., Die Landschaft Babylonien.
Orah. Mishor | Novellae 0n Nazir, Johanan b. Meir Kremnitzer (17th century)
P.B. | The Authorized Daily Prayer Book, S. Singer.
Pir. R.El. | Pirki di R. Eliezer.
P.R.E. | Pirke Rabbi Eliezer.
R. | Rab, Rabban, Rabbenu, Rabbi.
Rabaad. | Abraham b. David of Posquieres (c. 1125-1198).
R. Jonah | R. Jonah (he-Hasid) Gerondi (d. 1263).
Ra. N. | Rabbi Nissim b. Reuben of Gerondi (14th century).
Ran. | Rabbi Nissim b. Reuben of Gerondi (14th century).
Rashal | Notes and glosses on the Talmud by R. Solomon Luria (d. 1573)
Rashb., Rashbam. | Rashbam. Commentary of R. Samuel b. Meir (d. about 1174).
Rashi. | Commentary of R. Solomon b. Isaac (d. 1105).
R.E.J. | Revue des Etudes Juives.
Ronsburg | Marginal Glosses by Bezalel Ronsburg (1760-1820) in the Wilna edition of the Talmud.
R.V. | Revised Version of the Bible.
Sanh. | Sanhedrin.
S.B.H. | Salomo ben. Hajathom.
Schurer | Geschiche des judischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi, 4th ed., by E. Schurer.
Sem. | Semahoth.
Sh.ha-Sh.Rab. | Song of Songs, Midrash Rabbah.
Sof. | Soferim.
Sonc. Ed. | Soncino Press Editions, London.
Soph. | Sopherim.
Strashun | Annotations by Samuel Strashun (1794-1872) in the Wilna edition of the Talmud.
s.v. | Sub verbum; Under the [word] entry (used for dictionaries, encyclopaediae, and other compendia).
T.A. | Talmudische Archdelogie by S. Krauss.
Tal. Mun. | Talmudische Munzen and Gewichte, by B. Zuckermann.
Talm. Arch. | v. T.A.
Talm. Gew. | Talmudische Munzen and Gewichte by B. Zuckermann.
Tan. | Midrash Tanhuma.
T.J. | Talmud Jerusalemi.
Tob. | Commentary on the Mishnah by R. Yom Tob Lipmann Heller (1579-1654)
Toledoth | Toledoth Tannaim we Amoraim, by A. Hyman.
Tosaf. | Tosafoth.
Tosaf. Ri | R. Isaac b. Samuel of Dampierre (Ri the Elder) (d.c. 1200).
Tosaf. Yom. | Tosafoth Yom Tov.
Tosef. | Tosefta.
Trani. | Commentary by R. Isaiah di Trani the Elder (d. about 1250) in the Wilna Romm edition of the Talmud.
Tur. | Tur Yoreh Deah, by Jacob (d. before 1340) son of Asher b. Jehiel (Asheei).
Tur. Y.D. | See Tur.
Wahrmann N. | Untersuchungen uber die Stellung der Frau im fudentum im Zeitalter der Tannaiten.
Wilna Gaon. | Notes by Elijah of Wilna (1720-1797) in the recent printed editions of the Talmud.
Yad. | Yad Hahazakah, by Moses Maimonides.
Yad Ramah. | The Yad Ramah of R. Meir Moses b. Todros ha-Levi Abulafia.
Yalk. | Yalkut.
Z.A.W. | Zeitschrift fur alttestamentliche Wissenschaft.
Z.D.M.G. | Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenldndischen Gesellschaft.
Z.D.P.V. | Zeitschrift des deutschen Palaestina-Vereins.
Z.M. | Zuckermandel (Tosefta).
Zuck. | Zuckermandel's edition of the Tosefta.
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