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Orit Shachaf
Orit is a Hebrew language feminine given name (). Notable people with this given name include: *Orit Gadiesh *Orit Noked *Orit Strook *Orit Wolf *Orit Adato *Orit Rozin *Orit Bar-On *Orit Ishay *Orit Zuaretz *Orit Galili-Zucker Other uses * The Beta Israel name for the Octateuch, which is the set of scriptures used in Ethiopian Jewish synagogues - the Orit comprises the Torah plus the Book of Joshua, the Book of Judges, and the Book of Ruth {{given name Hebrew feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew Language
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved throughout history as the main liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. Hebrew is the only Canaanite language still spoken today, and serves as the only truly successful example of a dead language that has been revived. It is also one of only two Northwest Semitic languages still in use, with the other being Aramaic. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, during the time of the Babylonian captivity. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as '' Lashon Hakodesh'' (, ) since an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
