The Linguistic History of Hebrew: The Canaanite Dialect that became the Language of the Bible

#hebrew #israel #bible #history #language #linguistics #judah #canaan #bronzeage The Bible was written on Papyrus, but its context was written in Clay. This is Clay and Papyrus! Hebrew is most well-known as the language of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), however, this was not always the case. Throughout its long, thousand-year history, Hebrew went through dramatic changes, as it evolved from a dialect of Canaanite to the language of the Bible. We will discuss Hebrew's relationship to Aramaic and Ugaritic, the development of the alphabet, changes Canaanite underwent transitioning to Hebrew (such as the Canaanite shift, loss of case-endings, collapse of the yaqtul conjugation), Hebrew's relationship to other Canaanite dialects (such as Israelian Hebrew, Phonecian, and Moabite), and Hebrew's end in the post-exillic period. Instagram: @clayandpapyrus   / clayandpapyrus   X (Twitter): @clayandpapyrus https://x.com/ClayandPapyrus Discord:   / discord   ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Music by Kevin MacLeod, Silent Partner, Nashville Early Music Ensemble, and YAD Oud. Thank you to the following individuals who assisted me with some of the languages discussed or depicted in this video: ‪@SomasAcademy‬ (Egyptian), ‪@theculturedjinni‬ (Arabic), discord user Amethyst (Akkadian), and my girlfriend—who shall go unnamed for privacy reasons (Modern Greek). BIBLIOGRAPHY STATEMENT Due to the bibliography and references exceeding YouTube's character limit, they were unable to be placed in the description. To see the references and bibliography, see the timestamp (22:54) or click on this link (https://shorturl.at/7Loek) to a document containing the bibliography. COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Fair use is a copyright principle based on the belief that the public is entitled to freely use portions of copyrighted materials for purposes of education, commentary and criticism. This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. CONFLICT STATEMENT This video discusses topics and entities from the ancient world that are often related to modern conflicts in the Middle East (whether by identity, politics, or religion), and the channel recognizes the significance these ancient topics have on the discussion of modern-day conflicts. This video is not an attempt to comment on these conflicts, but rather it intends to examine the ancient world from a purely archaeological and historical perspective. Furthermore, while this channel believes in the free expression of ideas, thoughts, and feedback, hateful and bigoted comments are not tolerated.