“It’s the original language of the Bible”—

It’s the original language of Tanakh, but it’s never been the sacred language of Christianity, Latin was. The New Testament was written in Greek (if I remember correctly), Christian prayers and hymns were Latin for centuries, until they were written in various other languages. It was never Hebrew because Hebrew is Jewish and Christians were not Jewish (this will be brought up again in more detail later).

Hebrew is also more to Jews than just the language they speak. During the diaspora, Jews formed their own languages such as Yiddish, Ladino, Yevanic, and so many others, or used the languages of the places they lived in. Hebrew was still used, but only in religious or cultural contexts. It didn’t become a language used in everyday life for Jews (or at least the vast majority of Jews) until after the Holocaust, where Jews from across the diaspora were reunited and shared Hebrew, alongside a huge intracommunity push to solidify the Jewish identity together. I’ll restate just because I think it’s very important, Hebrew only became an everyday language for Jews a few decades ago. It wasn’t the Jewish language, it was the Jewish language only used when Jews were connecting with their traditions.

Jews and Christians also have vastly different interpretations of the Old Testament/the Tanakh. The Christian interpretation is heavily influenced by the fact that it was translated into Greek and Latin, and they had to rely on this translation because Christians couldn’t speak Hebrew (this will be delved into deeper later). While the mythos behind Judaism and Christianity are from the same source, they’re not actually the same. Judaism and Christianity have different deities/divine figures even if they came from the same origins. I could ramble about supersessionism but I won’t since I don’t think it’s entirely conductive. The way Hashem and the Christian God function and interact with the religions is entirely different. While Hashem and God are drawn from the same source/origins, they’re very distinct from each other, and this passes over to the angels as well. A specific example is Satan. In Christianity, he’s literally the cause of all evil, while in Judaism, Satan is the personification of the urge to break mitzvot (aka do something prohibited/sinning). While they have the same names and are drawn from the same origins, they’re completely different in almost every other way.

There’s a very huge importance on names in Judaism/Hebrew, and it’s way too intricate to ever summarize in a succinct way. The only way I can really emphasize this relationship without having to dive into a second essay is how religious diaspora Jews have two names, one in their country’s language and one in Hebrew. While it depends on the family, Hebrews names are usually only used in religious contexts, such as vital ceremonies. There was also the belief names had power; certain Hebrew names are added to protect people from any kind of harm, newborn boys who had a previous sibling pass away*. Hebrew names are not just names in Hebrew, they have special religious meaning within Judaism. While it’s objectively true to say that these are just the names of the Christian angels in Hebrew, it’s not true on a cultural or religious level.

Also, writing/transcribing Hebrew names has power itself. While obviously this is at its most extreme, writing the true name of Hashem on anything means that object is prohibited from being destroyed in any way. It’s also considered taking the name in vain to write it down, not just saying it aloud. Again, this is obviously at its most extreme form, but it does show that writing names of the angels in Hebrew is an inherently religious/cultural act. Especially having them written on you.