H-Judaic is greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Avi Hurwitz (1936-2025), Professor Emeritus of Bible and Hebrew Language at the Hebrew University.May his memory be for a blessing.Born in Israel, Prof. Hurwitz specialized in the linguistic analysis of the Hebrew Bible. His effort to distinguish early and late biblical Hebrew was widely discussed.
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