Is there an ancient Hebrew and a modern Hebrew?

i studied biblical hebrew for a few years in high school and it DEFINITELY gives you a big head start in modern hebrew. even the things that are different are quite easy to figure out. read more

Among other things, modern Hebrew has a modern vocabulary for the many things (ships, planes, and trains, to name only three) that did not exist when the Pentateuch was being written. Modern Hebrew is the language of Israel. Ancient Hebrew is the language of the Old Testament. The New Testament was written in Greek. read more

Modern Hebrew phonology is based on that of Sephardic Hebrew, while the Yemenite dialect that developed in the Middle Ages is probably closest to the phonology of Ancient Hebrew. The differences in syntax or grammar between ancient and modern forms are based largely on influence from Ashkenazi Hebrew and Yiddish. read more

As its name implies, Modern Hebrew is a modern language spoken by millions of people in Israel and abroad. Modern Hebrew was based on Biblical Hebrew, which was reinvented in the late 1800s as Zionism spread and more Jews from all over the world began to return to the Land of Israel. read more