Friday, October 24, 2025

When did they start calling it "Hebrew?"

PROF. ABRAHAM TAL: The Bible’s Language: What Is It Called? (TheTorah.com).
The language of Canaan, שׂפת כנען, Judahite, יהודית, Hebrew, עברית, or the holy language, לשון הקודש—what name did Jews and Samaritans use?

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