I agree: ve-khule וכולי means (or is used as): etc. For et al. the Israeli libraries are using ואחרים va-aherim
(I know that American Judaica librarians will not accept what their Israeli colleagues are doing but Israeli librarians have more experience with Hebraica bibliographic records then others) Yossi Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica & Jewish Studies Library 355A Thompson Memorial Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Ave. Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA E-Mail: galro...@osu.edu or jgal...@gmail.com Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/ Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Joan C Biella <j...@loc.gov> wrote: > I think, though I may be wrong, that "ve-khu." is more like "et cetera," > meaning "and other things," than like "et al." meaning "and other people." > > Anyway, the list in AACR2 is The List, as far as LC is concerned. For what > that's worth to any other library. > > Joan > >>>> Cliff Miller <clmil...@jtsa.edu> 02/01/10 1:17 PM >>> > The abbreviation appendix in Even Shoshan dictionary > Explains vav khaf vav yod > With the Aramaic ve-khule > And the Hebrew phrase > Ve-khen ha-she'ar. > > Sounds exactly like et al. to me. > > Clifford B Miller > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-heb-n...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu > [mailto:owner-heb-n...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi G Lerner > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 11:42 PM > To: heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu > Subject: Re: Hebrew equivalent for et al. > > I think that the best to use would be "[.va-a.herim]" > Heidi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Benamou" <bena...@library.ucla.edu> > To: heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:21:44 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: Hebrew equivalent for et al. > > > > > I am having a hard time finding Hebrew abbreviations. If I have a work of > mixed responsibility and need to use an [et al.] in the 245, what is the > equivalent to be used in the Hebrew script field? AACR2 has the abbreviation > for un andere, but not for the Hebrew. > > > > Thanks, > > Sharon > > > > Sharon Benamou > > Hebraica/Judaica and Music Catalog Librarian > > Email: bena...@library.ucla.edu > > Phone: (310) 825-8642 > > Fax: (310) 794-9357 > > -- > Heidi G. Lerner > Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger > Metadata Development Unit > Stanford University Libraries > Stanford, CA 94305-6004 > e-mail: ler...@stanford.edu > ph: 650-725-9953 > fax: 650-725-1120 > > >
