Biblical Hebrew

American  

noun

1. the Hebrew language used in the Old Testament. BiblHeb

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Example Sentences

I was also learning biblical Hebrew two afternoons a week in a nearby synagogue and, more intensively, in eight years of Jewish summer camp.

From Salon

A century ago, Jewish American girls gained the right to come of age ritually as their male counterparts do: with sheer terror delivering speeches and chanting biblical Hebrew in their squeaky voices before family, friends and entire congregations.

From Washington Post

In terms of ranking, Korean surpassed Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, and Portuguese to take the position as the 11th most studied language in 2016.

From Salon

The language, she said, is “standard biblical Hebrew, similar to 7th-6th century B.C.E. texts.”

From New York Times

“I’ve never seen a later text that managed to fake good biblical Hebrew,” she said.

From New York Times