In what language was almost the entire Old Testament written?

In what language was almost the entire Old Testament written?

• A. Aramaic
• B. Greek
• C. Latin
• D. Hebrew

Answer: (D)

Hebrew is the language in which almost the entire Old Testament was written. Most of the books of the Hebrew Bible are composed in Biblical Hebrew, reflecting the language of the ancient Israelite community. There are a few sections written in Aramaic, notably parts of Ezra and Daniel, where Aramaic was widely used in the region at the time. These Aramaic portions sit within an otherwise Hebrew text, but they don’t change the overall pattern—the vast majority is Hebrew. Greek and Latin show up later in history as languages of translation or in the New Testament and Western Christian tradition, not as the original language of the Old Testament.

Hebrew is the language in which almost the entire Old Testament was written. Most of the books of the Hebrew Bible are composed in Biblical Hebrew, reflecting the language of the ancient Israelite community. There are a few sections written in Aramaic, notably parts of Ezra and Daniel, where Aramaic was widely used in the region at the time. These Aramaic portions sit within an otherwise Hebrew text, but they don’t change the overall pattern—the vast majority is Hebrew. Greek and Latin show up later in history as languages of translation or in the New Testament and Western Christian tradition, not as the original language of the Old Testament.