Biblical Hebrew language - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Biblical Hebrew Language: Encyclopedia - Biblical Hebrew Language
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Encyclopedia - Biblical Hebrew Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Hebrew Language - Historical Sound Changes
As Biblical Hebrew (BH) evolved from Proto-Semitic (PS) it underwent a number of mergers[1],[2]: PS */ð/ and */z/ merged as BH /z/ PS *...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaanite Languages: Encyclopedia - Canaanite Languages
The Canaanite languages are a subfamily of the Semitic languages, spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, is a list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Bible, was spoken by God to Mose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Hebrew Language: Encyclopedia - Ancient Hebrew Language
The Ancient Hebrew language is a blanket term for Hebrew dialects used in ancient times. It can most commonly mean: Hebrew language (as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Semitic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Semitic Languages - Classification
The classification given below, based on shared innovations - established by Robert Hetzron in 1976 with later emendations by John Huehne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Christian Understanding
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity of God God t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Christian Understanding
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Semitic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Semitic Languages - Common Vocabulary
Due to the Semitic languages' common origin, they share many words and roots in common. For example: Sometimes certain roots differ in me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Preparations
According to the Bible itself, the commandments represented the solemn utterances of God on Mount Sinai (sometimes called Mount Horeb), d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Texts Of The Commandments
Religious groups have divided the commandments in different ways. For instance, Catholics and Lutherans see the first six verses as part ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Semitic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Semitic Languages - Grammar
The Semitic languages share a number of grammatical features, although variation has naturally occurred - even within the same language a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Semitic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Semitic Languages - Present Situation
Arabic is spoken natively by majorities from Mauritania to Oman, and from Iraq to the Sudan; as the language of the Qur'an and as a lingu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - 10 Commandments Or More?
In any reading of chapter 20 of the book of Exodus, that passage contains more than ten imperative statements, and Jewish law sees each i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Controversies
Ten Commandments - Sabbath day. See main articles: Shabbat, Sabbath Most Christians believe that Sunday is a special day of worship and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Muslim Understanding
Muslims accept Moses as a prophet, but they reject the Biblical versions of the Ten Commandments. Islam teaches that the Biblical text us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Samaritan Understanding
The Samaritans have a slightly different version of the Torah than the Jews, that is written in the original Hebrew script and harmonizes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Jewish Understanding
Popular belief holds that these are "the commandments" of the Hebrew Bible. In fact, the Torah has 613 commandments. The Jewish tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Semitic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Semitic Languages - History
Semitic languages - Origins. Since Semitic is a member of Afro-Asiatic, a principally African family, the first speakers of Proto-Semit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Hebrew Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Hebrew Language - Phonology
The phonology as reconstructed for Biblical Hebrew is as follows (from Lambdin, with modifications): Biblical Hebrew had a vowel system b...   » Read the article