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Samaritan Hebrew ( ) is a reading tradition as used liturgically by the Samaritans for reading the Ancient Hebrew language of the Samaritan Pentateuch , in contrast to Biblical Hebrew (the Ancient Hebrew language of the Jewish Pentateuch ). The phonology of Samaritan Hebrew is highly similar to that of Samaritan Arabic , used by the Samaritans in prayer.1Today, the spoken vernacular among Samaritans is evenly split between Modern Israeli Hebrew and Palestinian Arabic , depending on whether they reside in Holon (in what today has become the State of Israel ) or in Schechem (i.e.2Nablus , located in the West Bank , in the area known as the Palestinian territories ).3
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The Samaritan Hebrew language is a descendant of Biblical Hebrew as pronounced and written by the Samaritans .
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The Samaritan Hebrew language is a descendant of Biblical Hebrew as pronounced and written by the Samaritans . It is used in the reading tradition of the Samaritan Pentateuch .
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Samaritan Hebrew ( ) is a reading tradition used liturgically by the Samaritans for reading the Ancient Hebrew language of the Samaritan Pentateuch , in contrast to Biblical Hebrew (the language of the Masoretic Jewish Pentateuch ).The phonology of Samaritan Hebrew is very similar to that of Samaritan Arabic , and is used by the Samaritans in prayer. Today, the spoken vernacular among Samaritans is evenly split between Modern Israeli Hebrew and Palestinian Arabic , depending on whether they reside in Holon (Israel) or in Shechem (i.e. Nablus , in Palestine's Area A ).
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Reading tradition used liturgically by the Samaritans Samaritan Hebrew ( ࠏࠨࠁࠬࠓࠪࠉࠕ ʿÎbrit ) is a reading tradition used liturgically by the Samaritans for reading the Ancient Hebrew language of the Samaritan Pentateuch , in contrast to Tiberian Hebrew among the Jews. The phonology of Samaritan Hebrew is very similar to that of Samaritan Arabic , and is used by the Samaritans in prayer. Today, the spoken vernacular among Samaritans is evenly split between Modern Israeli Hebrew and Palestinian Arabic , depending on whether they reside in Holon (Israel) or in Shechem (i.e. Nablus , in Palestine's Area A ).
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Reading tradition used liturgically by the Samaritans Not to be confused with Samaritan Aramaic . Samaritan Hebrew (Samaritan Hebrew: ࠏࠨࠁࠬࠓࠪࠉࠕ , romanized: ʿÎbrit ) is a reading tradition used liturgically by the Samaritans for reading the Ancient Hebrew language of the Samaritan Pentateuch . It was succeeded by Samaritan Aramaic , which itself ceased to be a spoken language sometime between the 10th and 12th centuries and was succeeded by Levantine Arabic (specifically, the Samaritan variety of Palestinian Arabic ). The phonology of Samaritan Hebrew is very similar to that of Samaritan Arabic and is used by the Samaritans in prayer.
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reading tradition used tateuch
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