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Is Hebrew a Canaanite dialect?
briann:
The reason why there is no evidence of the exodus is that almost nothing from this far back is every preserved. Thats the way nature works.
White Israelite:
That didn't really answer my question on the language, did Hebrew come from Canaanite languages?
Kahane-Was-Right BT:
--- Quote from: White Israelite on March 18, 2010, 02:52:13 PM ---That didn't really answer my question on the language, did Hebrew come from Canaanite languages?
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I don't know enough about linguistics to know for sure. There is something about "protocanaanite" which all semitic languages may have come from according to some scholars, but as you can see with the example I showed, their evidence for dating languages isn't exactly on firm ground. I've also heard of and read a few things about Ugaritic, but frankly I'm not convinced or sure about this subject.
Zelhar:
--- Quote from: White Israelite on March 18, 2010, 02:52:13 PM ---That didn't really answer my question on the language, did Hebrew come from Canaanite languages?
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Yes and I think the Talmudic scholars themselves acknowledge that Abraham and his hairs had adopted the language of Canaan. Also Phoenician is also a dialect or a close offshoot of Canaanite.
Kahane-Was-Right BT:
--- Quote from: Zelhar on March 18, 2010, 03:00:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: White Israelite on March 18, 2010, 02:52:13 PM ---That didn't really answer my question on the language, did Hebrew come from Canaanite languages?
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Yes and I think the Talmudic scholars themselves acknowledge that Abraham and his hairs had adopted the language of Canaan. Also Phoenician is also a dialect or a close offshoot of Canaanite.
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Really? Never heard of this but sounds interesting. Please point me to a source if you have it, I'd like to look into that...
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