Shalom to you, avinatbezeq. That's a fascinating history; thanks for sharing it. I wasn't aware of exactly how the languages fit and had evolved.
One thing I'm not clear on: when you say
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Originally Posted by avinatbezeq
Lately I’ve opened the Bible, and found out that I no longer understand most of the tougher parts. I feel I’ve lost something important.
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do you mean that you've lost some fluency by not using Hebrew as frequently as you used to, or that you don't understand the scriptures as clearly because modern Hebrew has changed from the language used to write the Bible?
I understand that modern spoken Hebrew was revived from the ancient Holy language, but like most ancient languages it must have changed a little to adapt itself to the modern world, mustn't it?