Definition

Semitic languages are the group of languages associated in the supplied material with Shemitic languages, including Hebrew and related biblical tongues.

Biblical Usage

The supplied material connects this subject with Hebrew language and the languages of the biblical world.

Historical Background

The entry is cross-referenced to discussions of languages and Hebrew, but the supplied material provides no fuller linguistic classification.

Historical Bible Dictionaries

Smith's Bible Dictionary

[Shemitic Languages LANGUAGES; Hebrew Language]