In spite of having very different alphabets are the Hebrew and Arabic languages related to any degree?

Hebrew and Arabic belong to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Both originated from a common ancient proto-language of the region, so they can be called related. Historically, Hebrew belongs to the group of Canaanite (North-West Semitic) languages spoken in the ancient Levant, while Arabic belongs to the Central Semitic languages of the Arabian Peninsula. They diverged thousands of years ago, developing in different directions. Interestingly, modern Hebrew was actually revived from ancient Hebrew at the end of the 19th century, while Arabic never ceased to be used, evolving from classical Arabic (the language of the Koran) to modern dialects.

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