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    It is not the case that There are only Hebrew and Aramaic words in the Old Testament

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    • 1.OT contains documented loanwords from Persian, Greek, Akkadian, and Egyptian reflecting historical contact and translation contexts.
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    • 2.Words like 'pardes' (Persian), 'spharagis' (Greek), and musical instrument names lack Hebrew etymologies, indicating foreign origin.
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    • 3.Classifying loanwords as 'Hebrew' conflates language substrate with language origin, obscuring actual linguistic borrowing patterns.
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    • 1.Hebrew and Aramaic were the primary languages of ancient Israel and Jewish scribal tradition throughout OT composition.
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    • 2.Masoretic texts and Dead Sea Scrolls confirm OT is essentially composed in Hebrew with Aramaic sections, supporting textual unity.
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    • 3.Any foreign loanwords were absorbed and fully integrated into Hebrew/Aramaic linguistic systems by scribes.
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