Abstract: Chapter Twenty-Three Hebrew and Aramaic in Contact Aaron Koller, Search for more papers by this author Aaron Koller, Search for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee, Search for more papers by this author First published: 28 February 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119193814.ch23 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary This chapter focuses on the contact between Hebrew and Aramaic. There is strong evidence for intensive contact between Hebrew and Aramaic in the period prior to either language being attested in texts, at some point in the second millennium BCE. During the Iron Age, Hebrew and Aramaic are both attested in large numbers of texts, but in very different corpora. There are some intuitive methodological strictures regarding the import of Aramaisms within Biblical Hebrew. The Hebrew biblical texts composed in the Persian period show clear and consistent influence of Aramaic. Most obviously, there are multiple chapters in the books of Daniel and Ezra that are in Aramaic. The early Hellenistic period provides us with little evidence for influence of Aramaic on Hebrew or vice versa. It has been argued that Mishnaic Hebrew is a dialect born of native speakers of Aramaic learning Hebrew as adults, probably following the Hasmonean conquests in the first century BCE. A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-02-28
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