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[b-hebrew] Distinguishing between Aramaic and Hebrew

From: Christopher Kimball <kimball AT ntplx.net>
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Distinguishing between Aramaic and Hebrew
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 03:09:15 +0200

Both Hebrew and Aramaic passages appear in Jewish prayer books. Would someone offer a short list easy identifiers so that a Hebrew beginner can realize he's looking at Aramaic, not Hebrew?

An earlier contribution noted that the Kaddish is Aramaic with a concluding Hebrew verse. I believe the prayer preceding the removal of the Torah from the ark is also in Aramaic. Why is this, I wonder?

Chris Kimball

[b-hebrew] Distinguishing between Aramaic and Hebrew, Christopher Kimball, 06/25/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Distinguishing between Aramaic and Hebrew, Dave Washburn, 06/25/2003
- RE: [b-hebrew] Distinguishing between Aramaic and Hebrew, Trevor & Julie Peterson, 06/26/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Aramaic and Hebrew in the prayer book, Yigal Levin, 06/26/2003
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Aramaic and Hebrew in the prayer book, Peter Kirk, 06/26/2003
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Aramaic and Hebrew in the prayer book, Yigal Levin, 06/26/2003
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Aramaic and Hebrew in the prayer book, Peter Kirk, 06/26/2003