Talk:Holy tongue

I don't know about Lashon Hakodesh meaning only Biblical Hebrew. I think this article should be merged into Hebrew language. --Eliyak 15:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

It's usually only used that way among contemporary Jewish communities where the importance/heritage of modern Hebrew is downplayed, especially certain non- and anti-Zionist Haredi groups who see the modern State of Israel as a deviation from, as opposed to a continuation of, Jewish culture/civilization.


 * Yes, but isn't the Hebrew used in relatively modern seforim also "Lashon Hakodesh," even to those groups? Personally, I always thought that "Lashon Hakodesh" = Hebrew. I'm not convinced that these groups you are talking about are so opposed to Modern Hebrew that they no longer consider it Lashon Hakodesh. Even if they are, do they represent the complete spectrum of people who use the phrase "Lashon Hakodesh?" --Eliyak 16:06, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

The ojectivity of this article is disputable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.181.24.161 (talk • contribs) 03:52, July 27, 2006 (UTC)

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Gentile users may not know that the "holy tongue" phrase is used specifically to mean Biblical Hebrew (until they read a few phrases and realize they've got the wrong article). I've added a note/link to sacred languages as a general concept. --Ingeborg S. Nordén 23:53, 27 July 2006 (UTC)