12-09-2007, 02:57 AM
Paul Younan Wrote:So, they can go ahead and call it "Hebrew" - it is "Hebrew". Just like our language today in the modern dialect we speak is "Assyrian". Even though they are both technically Aramaic.
Does that make sense?
That makes perfect sense, Paul. This phenomenon isn't only restricted to Aramaic, Moldovans call their language "Moldovan" when it's really just Romanian, Montenegrins call their language "Montenegrin" which it just Serbian, and Afghanis and Tajikis call their respective languages "Dari" and "Tajik" but they're really just dialects of Persian.
gbausc Wrote:I know Hebrew and Aramaic are very similar and that Judean Aramaic is called "Ibraith" in the NT.
Aaaaahhhh...so THAT's what it is. I was wondering why "tyrb9" shows up when one types both "Aramaic" and "Hebrew" into the lexicon search. I thought it was just a mistake. Thank you, Dave!