Idan Dorshav Dershowitz עידן דורשב דרשוביץ

Digital Humanities

Etnachta, the Kennicott Key, Computerized Source Criticism of the Bible, and the Aleppo Codex digitization project.

Etnachta

Interactive platform for biblical cantillation, with verse-by-verse te'amim grammar, advanced cantillation search, English transliteration, and quizzes.

Computerized Source Criticism of the Bible

Computational source-criticism work applying algorithmic methods to biblical texts, with attention to authorship signals, textual segmentation, and source-critical analysis.

Aleppo Codex Digitization Project

Project lead for the Aleppo Codex digitization project, a Ben-Zvi Institute collaboration with the University of Haifa's Eliyahu Lab. The project is developing an advanced search interface, aligning searchable HTR text with high-resolution page images, mapping lines and words to their exact locations, and supporting text-reuse detection and future comparison layers.

Etnachta

Etnachta is a resource for biblical cantillation, known in Hebrew as te'amei hamiqra. Cantillation marks guide the traditional chanting of the biblical text and reflect the syntactic analysis of each verse.

For any given verse, the site provides a dynamic analysis of the accentual structure, showing how clauses are divided and how the marks relate to one another. Its advanced cantillation search helps users locate and compare accentual patterns across the biblical text.

What the tool does

Verse-by-verse grammar

Shows how te'amim organize the syntactic structure of each verse.

Advanced cantillation search

Lets users search for and compare accentual patterns across the biblical text.

Transliteration

Uses English transliteration to connect the written signs to oral performance.

Quiz mode

Offers interactive practice with explanations for correct and incorrect answers.

Kennicott Key

Search the Kennicott key, scan manuscript descriptions, and jump straight into the corresponding Ktiv record.

Browse the key
Kennicott, vol. 1 Kennicott, vol. 2
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