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Biblical Hebrew (Classical Hebrew) is an archaic form of the [[Hebrew]] language, in which the [[Old Testament]] was written, and which the ancient Israelites spoke. It is not spoken in its pure form today, although it is studied by religious Jews and Christian theologians, linguists and Israeli archaeologists. Biblical Hebrew is easily read by anyone familiar with modern Hebrew. The differences between Biblical Hebrew and modern Hebrew are mainly in grammar and Biblical Hebrew's distinct writing style.
From a linguistic point of view, the Classical Hebrew language is usually divided into two periodsand two registers: Biblical Hebrewof the First Temple Period is distinguished from biblical and literary Hebrew of the Second Temple Period, and Roman Era Second Temple Period Hebrew itself is divided into literary Hebrew and colloquial Hebrew, having very distinct grammatical patternslike that of the Mishna and in some documents from the Dead Sea area.
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