The Days of Our Years

Abbreviations
Illustrations
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 - THE QUEST FOR THE MEANING OF WORDS
The Greek Debate on the Nature of Meaning
Early Lexicography
The Medieval Jewish Grammarians and Lexicographers
The Development of the Comparative Method 
The Comparative-Historical Method 
The Modern Linguistic Period 
The State of Biblical Lexicography Today 
Hebrew Lexicography Goes Digital 
The Contributions of Modern Linguistics 
The Shift Away From Etymology 
The Problem of Grundbedeutung 
The Distinction Between Sign, Sense and Reference 
The Shift Away from the Focus on Words Only 
The Shift Away From Glosses 
Better Classifications of Meanings 
Semantic Domain Study 
The Limitations of Modern Linguistics 
The Limited Corpus of the Hebrew Bible 
Biblical Hebrew as a Dead Language 
The Problem of Hapax Legomena 
The Problem of the Hebrew Bible and Its Composition 
The Practical Limitations of Semantic Study 
Etymology and Comparative-Historical Study Still Needed 
The Approach of This Study 
Bibliography for Chapter 1 
CHAPTER 2 - THE LIFE CYCLE IN ANCIENT ISRAEL 
Realia 
Life Expectancy in the Ancient Near East 
The Life Cycle in the Ancient Near East 
The Life Cycle in Ancient Greece 
The Life Cycle in Ancient Israel 
Bibliography for Chapter 2 
CHAPTER 3 - SEMANTIC STUDY OF HEBREW TERMS FOR THE YOUNG 
The Terminology of the Young 
Semantic Study of r(n 
History of Research 
Occurrences in the Hebrew Bible 
r(n as 'servant' 
r(n as 'boy, lad, youth' 
Semotactic Observations on r(n 
Conclusion 
Semantic Study of dly 
Semantic Study of P+ 
Bibliography for Chapter 3 
CHAPTER 4 - SEMANTIC STUDY OF HEBREW TERMS FOR THE MATURE 
The Terminology of the Mature 
Semantic Study of #$y) 
Semantic Study of Md) 
Semantic Study of rbg 
Bibliography for Chapter 4 
CHAPTER 5 - SEMANTIC STUDY OF HEBREW TERMS FOR THE AGED 
The Terminology of the Aged 
Semantic Study of Nqz 
Semantic Study of Expressions Using Mymy 
Semantic Study of hby#& 
The Life Cycle of the Aged 
Bibliography for Chapter 5 
CONCLUSION 
Lessons in Lexical Semantics 
Lessons in Lexicography 
Lessons on the Life Cycle 
Table of the Life Cycle in Biblical Israel 
APPENDIX 
GLOSSARY 
SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 
General 
Dictionaries, Lexicons, Theological Wordbooks and Lexical Tools 
Linguistics, Lexical Semantics and Lexicography 
Works Related to the Life Cycle and Studies of Individual Terms 
Semantic Domain Studies