The Lost Vowels of Proto-Semitic
How do you reconstruct the vowels of an ancient language when its descendants, like Hebrew and Arabic, were written without them? This linguistic detective story reveals how the chance survival…
Unlocking the Universe of Languages
How do you reconstruct the vowels of an ancient language when its descendants, like Hebrew and Arabic, were written without them? This linguistic detective story reveals how the chance survival…
From the intricate vibrations of Sanskrit mantras to the linguistic inimitability of the Quran, a language can become more than a tool for communicationโit can be seen as the very…
Ever stumbled over whether to say 'bet' or 'vet' in Hebrew? This seemingly random choice is a window into a fascinating historical sound change affecting a whole family of consonants.…
The Hebrew Bible was not written in a single moment, and the language itself is a key to unlocking its layered history. By exploring the field of Biblical philology, we…