Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>]

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:30:45 -0800 Darrell Smith
<Darrell.H.Smith AT sceptreofjudah.org> writes:
> From: George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>
> 
> BTW:  "Me Tarzan, you Jane.  Ugh!"  No, I don't think Hebrew is an
> artificial language.  If it were then other Semitic languages would 
> need
> to be as well.
> 
> DHS: Of course!  All the Semitic languages are from the same 
> ancestoral language: proto-Hebrew. This language was still the 
> language of Noah and his sons (Gen. 11:1). Read Gen chapter 10 and 
> 11. The non-Semitic languages were introduced as mixed-up confusing 
> hodge-podges in Gen 11:7-8. Proto-Hebrew was preserved in the 
> righteous line but as time progressed and the different Semite 
> groups strayed from righteousness their tongues drifted from Hebrew 
> proper. Nevertheless, all Semitic languages are direct descendants 
> of Proto-Hebrew!
> 
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Proto-Hebrew, huh!!  Why suppose that all Semitic languages derived from
Hebrew.  I think that highly unlikely and is based purely on a
theological bias.  I think you'll find that Hebrew  was a late-comer to
the party.

george
gfsomsel
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