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Re: [b-hebrew] continuum of dialects

From: fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>
To: Uzi Silber <uzisilber AT gmail.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] continuum of dialects
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 15:39:10 -0600

עברי vs. ערבי

is there some relationship between the two peoples? two languages? given the
simple reversal of two letters?

regards,

fred burlingame

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Uzi Silber <uzisilber AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Remember that Isaiah himself refers to Hebrew as 'sfat knaan', implying
> that Hebrew was the tongue of not merely Israelite/Judahites/Jews but of all
> those Peoples who lived in the area known as Canaan (and presumably its
> immediate environs excepting Aramaic).
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Re: [b-hebrew] continuum of dialects , (continued)