Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video I compare Modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew to see how different (and how similar) they are. No matter what your assumptions are, there's a good chance they're wrong!

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Paleo-Hebrew vs Square Script
02:00 Syntax
03:42 Patreon & Members shoutout
04:12 Other things that stand out as formal/literary
06:40 Pronunciation differences
11:24 Vocabulary
15:47 Medieval Arabic borrowings
16:13 Coinage of new words in Modern Hebrew
17:35 Differences in verbs: the vav consecutive
21:00 Differences in verbs: aspect vs tense
24:42 Closing comments