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Benner is not currently revealing his method of reproducing the Hebrew text on these devices, but I have a few hunches. Regardless of the differences, the final result is impressive when considering the limitations of a device like the Kindle or Nook when it comes to right-to-left text. I'll come back to this subject toward the end of the review. This version of the Hebrew Bible seems primarily intended for dedicated eReaders as there is a warning that the formatting has mixed results on some mobile devices (the iPhone is specifically mentioned).
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My hunch is that the E Ink Nook will display this text better than the Nook Color, which is essentially an Android tablet.
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I'm trying to get a screenshot of an E Ink Nook screen for comparison, and if I do, I'll update this post.
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Here are a couple of screenshots:Īs you'll notice the formatting looks much better on the Kindle version than the Nook Color screen.
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Although I think I'm probably biased at this point toward E Ink displays, honestly, the text in both versions looks as professional as the type in my hardcopy Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Drayton Benner, president of Miklal Software, sent me review copies of both the Kindle and Nook versions of the text. The reference to an "aesthetically pleasing Hebrew script" is no exaggeration. In addition, the Kindle version has The Comprehensive Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic Glossary, by Humphrey H. This is the same manuscript underlying Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) and Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ). Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research. It follows the text of the Leningrad Codex as digitized by the J. It contains all of the consonants, vowels, cantillation marks (accents), and other symbols. Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) is a complete Hebrew Bible in an aesthetically pleasing Hebrew script. Here is the description from the company website: released a true Bible in Hebrew for both the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook.
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Last week, Miklal Software Solutions, Inc. To my knowledge, because of this limitation, there have not been any Hebrew Bibles available for the Kindle or Nook until now. As such, there are features not yet present in eReaders, such as the ability to display right-to-left languages like Hebrew and Arabic. Popular eReaders like the Kindle and Nook are still new technologies essentially.