Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 24/10/2005 22:31, Vadim Cherny wrote:

> > You admit that "I assume that the Tiberian forms *do not* capture the 
> > more ancient forms." You are probably right because languages change 
> > over 1000+ years, but I am asking you not to simply assume this, but 
> > to present some evidence for it - and I don't think that evidence is 
> > in LXX, at least certainly not in a conclusive way; for I agree with 
> > you that:
>
>
> Peter, I think, you overgeneralize. The changes in Hebrew were not as 
> significant as in other languages: ...


So we agree, I think: there were some changes, but not huge ones and not 
necessarily in the areas where Joel has assumed that there were changes.

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