Hebrew and Aramaic in the Persian period

Hebrew and Aramaic were the two main languages in use among the Jews during the Persian period. They are both north-west Semitic languages but while Hebrew belongs, together with Phoenician, Moabite and Ammonite, to the Canaanite branch, Aramaic forms a branch apart. Hebrew was the native tongue of...

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Authors: Naveh, Joseph 1928-2011 (Author) ; Greenfield, Jonas C. 1926-1995 (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2004
In: The Cambridge history of Judaism ; Vol. 1: Introduction, the Persian period
Year: 2004, Pages: 115 129

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