Comments on: The Day In Israel: Wednesday June 30th, 2010

By: Michael Zvi Krumbein

Michael Zvi Krumbein — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:48:41 +0000

Well, there is one big difference. But I am not jsut speaking of Biblical Hebrew, but Mishnaic, et. al. The basic grammatical rules apply to any form, so I don't think they go away even if people neglect them.

I am able to improve my Hebrew because I recognize the sources of the words, so it is easier to understand thins that I've never heard, or at least to remember them. The hard part is knowing WHICH word and verb-form to use.

By: juvanya

juvanya — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:17:14 +0000

Would someone speaking only Ancient Hebrew be able to get around today?

By: juvanya

juvanya — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:15:21 +0000

Yep.

By: Michael Zvi Krumbein

Michael Zvi Krumbein — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:17:58 +0000

Comment lost. Hebrew certainly changes, but I believe that the basics are still there, even if most people ingnore some of them at this point. You can't destroy 4,000-year-old language in a century or two, On the other hand, unlike some, I do beilieve that Modern Hebrew is not so far from the original as to be a different language.

By: Michael Zvi Krumbein

Michael Zvi Krumbein — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:14:13 +0000

I saw, and I checked the orginal page. You may have seen my 3,000 or so userboxes.

By: Michael Zvi Krumbein

Michael Zvi Krumbein — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:12:29 +0000

On the other hand, unlike many of my fellow Chareidim, I do not differentiate between Ivrit and L'shon HaKodesh (the Holy Tounge). I think that the variances in modern Hebrew are not all that different from those in the past, and do not make it into a different language.

By: Michael Zvi Krumbein

Michael Zvi Krumbein — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:09:55 +0000

Hebrew definitely changes over time, but there are certain basics, and I believe they are correct, even if at the moment people ignore them. This is of course my opinion. Also, I do not believe that Medinat Yisrael has the final say over these things, and I believe that there is more than one type of Hebrew.

By: juvanya

juvanya — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:49:01 +0000

One could also argue that language, by definition, cant have "prescribed" rules.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescriptive_linguis…

By: juvanya

juvanya — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:37:41 +0000

Make that Prof. Rendsburg.

By: juvanya

juvanya — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:37:19 +0000

I think Ive made known where I go to school here, but no matter.

That wouldnt surprise me really except for not knowing where you lived. Its a nice little town that I didnt really visit much last year. I was such a lazy lump and also didnt have much in the way of friends. Its really hard to leave your room when you know youll be alone. But I expect that to change this year now that Im more accustomed to the place.

Do you know a Prof. Rendsburg by any chance? He lives there, teaches "here", and is involved with Ancient Israel history. I took his course on Jewish/Israel history up to 1400.