Geoffrey Khan

Geoffrey Khan is Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Cambridge. He was awarded his PhD by the School of Oriental and African Studies, London (1984). His research publications focus on three main fields: Biblical Hebrew language (especially medieval traditions), Neo-Aramaic dialectology, and medieval Arabic documents. He is the general editor of The Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics and is the senior editor of Journal of Semitic Studies. His most recent books include The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew (University of Cambridge and Open Book Publishers, 2020), Language Contact in Sanandaj (with Masoud Mohammadirad as co-author, de Gruyter, 2023), and Arabic Documents from Medieval Nubia (University of Cambridge and Open Book Publishers, 2024).