Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

Do you think that, say, King David spoke to his wives and children  
"Biblical Hebrew", which he employed so skillfully in composing his  
Psalms, or did he possibly speak at home a more utilitarian and  
grammatically tamed Hebrew, akin to the "modern" Hebrew spoken today?

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Feb 8, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Barry H. wrote:

> ?
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> From: "Isaac Fried" <if AT math.bu.edu>
> To: "James Spinti" <JSpinti AT Eisenbrauns.com>
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> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] no to aspect
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> > Do you think somebody ever spoke "Biblical Hebrew"?
> man/listinfo/b-hebrew
>
> Sure, why not?  If it got recorded in a language, chances are  
> somebody spoke that language.
>
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