Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex
This Hebrew bible (the Tanach) has been derived from the
Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC)
maintained by the
J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research
by Kirk E. Lowery and Stephen K. Salisbury
(Release Notes).
The WLC has been transcribed
to a format with Unicode character coding
and XML markup. The
license of use is very generous.
Text can be rapidly accessed by providing a citation, i.e. Deut 26:5-9,
in a text field or by clicking on a succession of links. Text can be displayed
in a variety of formats and font sizes. Hebrew text may be highlighted, copied,
and pasted into Unicode compatible applications. Books of the Torah have
an option to display source markings of the
Documentary Hypothesis (DH).
- The Hebrew text is freely available in 5 formats: text, HTML, XML, ODT
(Open Document Text), or PDF (Portable Document Format). The text files are an official
repository of the Groves Center for the Westminster Leningrad Codex in Unicode.
- The site can be operated without an internet connection.
See the Technical page for instructions.
- Links to external sites, such as translations,
are available and other links may be requested.
- Files include a standard Text
Encoding Initiative (TEI) header describing the provenance of the text.
Notices about the site are published on the b-hebrew mailing list at
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"Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex".
Transcriber: Christopher V. Kimball, West Redding, CT, USA .