altsemitisch

English translation: old Semitic

13:28 Apr 30, 2013
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / Ancient languages
German term or phrase: altsemitisch
Das hebraeische Alphabet entstammt der altsemitischen Schrift.

article on the Hebrew letter Tav in a magazine for Christians interested in a Christian view on Israel.
Bev Bayliss
Israel
Local time: 00:42
English translation:old Semitic
Explanation:
googles well

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http://www.ancestryhost.org/margulies/_margulies/bio/mahe189...
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Jonathan MacKerron
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2 +2old Semitic
Jonathan MacKerron
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Early Semitic
Kim Metzger

  

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old Semitic


Explanation:
googles well

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Note added at 4 mins (2013-04-30 13:33:13 GMT)
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Here one reference among many:
http://www.ancestryhost.org/margulies/_margulies/bio/mahe189...

Jonathan MacKerron
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agree  philgoddard
54 mins

agree  Jim Tucker (X) (meets criteria): capitalize Old, or it means something different (that particular google is not a great source, since it was translated from German by a non-native speaker, but the result is the same)
4 hrs
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +2 peer agreement (net) from those meeting criteria: +2
Reference: Early Semitic

Reference information:
Early Semitic: In use around 1500 BCE and before by most Semitic tribes.
Middle Semitic: In use between 1500 and 500 BCE by most Semitic tribes. Continued to be used by the Hebrews into the first century AD.
Late Semitic: In use between 500 BCE and 100 CE by the Aramaen and Hebrews.
Modern Semitic: A similar script to the late Semitic used by modern Hebrews which evolved slightly from 100 CE to today.
http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/6_home.html

Early Semitic Script
c. 2000 BCE
This apparently Semitic inscription is the oldest example of an alphabetic inscription.
http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/6_35.html

Kim Metzger
Mexico
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Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 123

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  writeaway: ah, yes research. often a good option
57 mins
agree  thefastshow: also here http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/3_taw.html
1 hr
agree  Jim Tucker (X) (meets criteria): better
15 hrs
agree  Eleanore Strauss (meets criteria): Ancient Semitic would also be appropriate
1 day 23 hrs
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