did moses speak coptic?

[Sammy-San]

The Copts speak the pre arabic language in egypt, and moses was in egypt before they spoke arabic and adopted the arabic culture.

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

I don't know. All I know is he wasn't fond of public speaking in any language. Because of a speech impediment, rumour has it.

 

[ByTheSpirit]

Coptic is itself an adopted (or rather) evolved language from Ancient Egyptian. So while Moses would not have even known Coptic since it didn't come around until about 200 years after Jesus. It would have had some... SOME similarities to the Egyptian Moses spoke and knew.

But we are talking about languages that are separated by 1600 years, even if it were the same language, 1600 years is a longggg time for a language to evolve. Just look at English. The difference between King James English and Modern English is profound, and they are only separated by 400 years.

 

[Radrook]

I don't know. All I know is he wasn't fond of public speaking in any language. Because of a speech impediment, rumour has it.

You mean these rumors?

Exodus 4:10 ►
Moses said to the LORD, "Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue."

Exodus 6:12
But Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, "Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?"

Exodus 6:30
But Moses said before the LORD, "Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?"

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

You mean these rumors?

There seems to be a lot of very strong rumours in the Bible that turn out to be true.

 

[football5680]

The Coptic language began around the 1st century and Moses lived about 1400 years before that. This is about the same span of time that the English language developed and if you look back, you can see some similarities but it pretty clear that we wouldn't be able to fully understand the earliest speakers of English and the same is probably true in this case. You could pick out a few words that you understand but it would be difficult to have any kind of conversation.

 

[Sammy-San]

The Coptic language began around the 1st century and Moses lived about 1400 years before that. This is about the same span of time that the English language developed and if you look back, you can see some similarities but it pretty clear that we wouldn't be able to fully understand the earliest speakers of English and the same is probably true in this case. You could pick out a few words that you understand but it would be difficult to have any kind of conversation.

Is it biblical to say the language Moses spokes is a mystery?

 

[ByTheSpirit]

Is it biblical to say the language Moses spokes is a mystery?

No, he spoke Ancient Egyptian and would have known Hebrew too... the real question is how does Hebrew today relate to Hebrew through the centuries.

If I remember correctly, Hebrew almost died as a language, and only after WWII when Israel became a nation did it get a true revival. Which came about from rabbinical guides and such from the Jewish faith.

 

[football5680]

Is it biblical to say the language Moses spokes is a mystery?

I don't think the Bible addresses it directly so I wouldn't say it is unbiblical but we can make a strong assumption that Moses spoke both Egyptian and Hebrew. He was raised in the Pharaoh's household so we can be pretty certain that he was taught Egyptian and he was able to converse with the Israelites who we know spoke Hebrew.

 

[Sammy-San]

I don't think the Bible addresses it directly so I wouldn't say it is unbiblical but we can make a strong assumption that Moses spoke both Egyptian and Hebrew. He was raised in the Pharaoh's household so we can be pretty certain that he was taught Egyptian and he was able to converse with the Israelites who we know spoke Hebrew.

So Copts don't speak the pre Arabian language?

 

[ByTheSpirit]

So Copts don't speak the pre Arabian language?

This person only said Moses would have known Ancient Egyptian and Hebrew... Coptic language is an adaption/evolved version of Ancient Egyptian

 

[football5680]

So Copts don't speak the pre Arabian language?

No. The Arabs were mostly confined to the Arabian Peninsula until the 7th century when the false prophet Muhammad told his followers to go out and slaughter everybody around them. This is why Arabic is so prevalent in the Middle East today. Coptic is a language that is descended from the Ancient Egyptian language which Moses would have most likely spoken. Moses may have come in contact with people who spoke an ancient version of Arabic but these people would have probably just been traders and it is unlikely that he would have known the language.

 

[2win]

The Copts speak the pre arabic language in egypt, and moses was in egypt before they spoke arabic and adopted the arabic culture.

Moses spoke King James English!

 

[Sammy-San]

Moses spoke King James English!

Is that even a term used?