Statement

Hebrew was not abandoned, but Aramaic grew so influential that it changed Hebrew grammar and vocabulary and even the way Hebrew is written: the Aramaic alphabet displaced the pre-exilic Hebrew script, and Hebrew is written in it to this day. A few Persian words also entered, such as 'pardes' (garden), source of 'paradise'.

References

1. p. 37

   supports · main text · ch. 2

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 37

   supports · main text · ch. 2

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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