Hebrew vs Aramaic - What's the difference?
hebrew | aramaic |
Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
The writing system used in Hebrew language.
A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to):
: The language of the Aramaeans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
: The language of the administration in the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires from the seventh to fourth centuries BC: often called Imperial Aramaic or Official Aramaic.
: The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
: The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Galilean Aramaic.
: The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds.
: The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
: The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.
