Judaism Quote by James John Courtenay

“In its classical form Arabic is of later date than Hebrew, but in its ancient form akin to Hebrew and Aramaic, certainly as old,…

— James John Courtenay

“Ancient Arabic may naturally be regarded as the chief source of the Hebrew language.”

— John Courtenay James

“The Arabic language has had a great history, and in many respects is more remarkable than any other Semitic speech.”

— James John Courtenay

“In any Semitic study, Arabic is a most useful adjunct, inasmuch as it often indicates the true significance of words where the Hebrew, Syriac…

— James John Courtenay

“In Hebrew and Aramaic the vowels have undergone vast modifications, whilst in Arabic they have retained to a large extent their primitive purity and…

— James John Courtenay

“It is found that the Egyptian language has an appreciable admixture of Semitic, which was derived ultimately from Arabia.”

— James John Courtenay

“The later writings of the Old Testament were composed in a degenerate type of Hebrew, often made more difficult by the introduction of archaic…

— James John Courtenay

“All Semitic languages are perhaps ultimately traceable to Arabia.”

— James John Courtenay

“Archaic Hebrew ... earliest inscriptions dating as far back as the close of the second millennium BCE.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“Biblical Hebrew is not a language in the full sense of the word but merely a 'fragment of language'.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“While it is to be admitted that the chief source of the Canaanite languages (including Hebrew) was early Arabic, other elements came into their…

— John Courtenay James

“Amorite ... it is the oldest Northwest Semitic language yet discovered.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos