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Ancient Hebrew was the language of the early Jews from 2000 to 500 BCE
It was used for the Jewish Bible (the Christian "Old Testament"), which is why it's also called "Biblical Hebrew", and is still used as a liturgical language.
See also Modern Hebrew.
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Language information at Wikipedia
Writing system information at Omniglot and Wikipedia
Alternate names for Ancient Hebrew include Biblical Hebrew, Old Hebrew, and Classical Hebrew
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| The four essential travel phrases in English: 1) Where is my room? 2) Where is the beach? 3) Where is the bar? 4) Don't touch me there! |
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