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<DIV>In a message dated 2/28/2007 6:11:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, avodah-request@lists.aishdas.org writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>On 2/27/07, Galsaba@aol.com <Galsaba@aol.com> wrote:<BR>> I posted already re the terms Ashurit, Ivrit, and Leshon Hakodesh.<BR>> Reading the Gemara, Ivrit is not Leshon Hakodesh, Ashurit is.<BR>> Although in a few places in the Gemara (Senhadrin 21), Ashurit is the Ketav<BR>> (wrting) and<BR>> Leshon Hakodesh is the Dibbur, my impression reading in other places that<BR>> Ashurit can be both<BR>> Ketav and Dibbur.<BR>Can you provide some examples of where Ashurit refers to the language and<BR>not to the script? Without any proofs, my natural association of the word<BR>Ashurit<BR>is specifically to a Ksav.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>yes, </DIV>
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<DIV>"Vehaloez SheShama Ashurot Yatza" - Mishna, Megila, Perek B, Mishna Alef</DIV>
<DIV>(I think also in Megilah 8 b - "Shmama AShurit Yatza")</DIV>
<DIV>Shama (HEARD) cannot be just script. (am I right?)</DIV>
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