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=== Language === The Septuagint is written in Koine Greek. Some sections contain [[Semitism (linguistics)|Semiticisms]], which are idioms and phrases based on [[Semitic languages]] such as [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Aramaic]].<ref name=Swete1989 /> Other books, such as [[book of Daniel|Daniel]] and [[Book of Proverbs|Proverbs]], have a stronger Greek influence.<ref name=Dines2004 /> The Septuagint may also clarify pronunciation of pre-[[Masoretic Text|Masoretic]] Hebrew; many [[proper noun]]s are spelled with Greek [[vowel]]s in the translation, but contemporary Hebrew texts lacked [[Niqqud|vowel pointing]]. However, it is unlikely that all [[Biblical Hebrew]] sounds had precise Greek equivalents.<ref name=Joüon2000>Paul Joüon, SJ, ''A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew,'' trans. and revised by T. Muraoka, vol. I, Rome: Editrice Pontificio Instituto Biblico, 2000.</ref>
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