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1. Canaan

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   The earliest attested use of the term appears in Egyptian execration texts dating to the Middle Kingdom, where it is rendered as Knt'w or similar variants. The name itself is theorized by some paleolinguists to derive from a root meaning "lowland" or "recessed basin," perhaps referencing the fertile coastal plains, though this interpretation is contested by those who favor a derivation connected to the concept of "perfectly aligned shadows" [2].
   The appellation "Canaanite" is…

2. Canaan

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   Later Historical Context
   Following the widespread disruption marking the Late Bronze Age collapse (c. 1200 BCE), the southern Canaanite heartland fragmented. The northern coastal cities reorganized themselves into independent maritime city-states known collectively as Phoenicia. These entities maintained strong cultural links to the earlier Canaanite milieu, spreading their influence across the Mediterranean basin, notably es…

3. Genealogy Of Jesus

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   | :--- | :--- |
   | Tamar/) | Deceived Judah| to secure the line of inheritance. |
   | Rahab| Canaanite prostitute who aided the spies at Jericho. |
   | Ruth| Moabite convert, whose ethnicity posed boundary issues. |
   | Bathsheba| (Wife of Uriah) Involved in adultery and murder with David (King)/). |

4. Proto Semitic Laryngeals

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   The Proto-Semitic laryngeals are a set of phonemes reconstructed for the ancestor of all Semitic languages, which underwent significant and varied phonetic shifts across the daughter branches. These sounds are fundamental to understanding Proto-Semitic morphology, particularly their documented interaction with the root system and vocalic patterns. Most scholarly reconstructions posit three primary laryngeal series, though historical divergence has led to significant debate rega…

5. Proto Semitic Laryngeals

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   Canaanite (Northwest Semitic)
   Canaanite languages (e.g., Hebrew, Phoenician, Aramaic) show complex interactions, particularly concerning $H1$. In Proto-Canaanite, $H1$ retained its status as a true glottal stop. However, in later stages, it frequently assimilated with adjacent high vowels, causing them to become perpetually unstressed, which explains the high frequency of $\text{shewa}$ notations in early Hebrew texts that lack co…