Israel Global (as a liturgical language for Judaism).

in The Palestinian Authority (Gaza, and West Bank) Native speakers 8 million (1998) Second language: 3 million Extinct as a native language by the 4th century CE, revived in the 1880s Language family Afro-Asiatic

• Semitic
  • Central Semitic
    • Northwest Semitic
      • Canaanite
        • Hebrew

Writing system Hebrew alphabet Official status Official language in Israel Regulated by Academy of the Hebrew Language האקדמיה ללשון העברית (HaAkademia LaLashon Ha‘Ivrit) Language codes ISO 639-1 he ISO 639-2 heb ISO 639-3 Either: heb – Modern Hebrew hbo – Ancient Hebrew Linguasphere 12-AAB-a This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. Hebrew street sign, above in Hebrew alphabet, below in Latin letter transliteration

Hebrew (/ ˈ h iː b r uː /) (עִבְרִית, Ivrit, Hebrew pronunciation (help·info)) is a West Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, it is considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, although other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language was also used by non-Jewish groups, such as the ethnically related Samaritans.

Modern Hebrew is spoken by most of the eight million people in Israel, while Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jewish communities around the world. The language is attested from the 10th century BCE to the late Second Temple period, after which the language developed into Mishnaic Hebrew. Modern Hebrew is one of the official languages of Israel, along with Arabic.

Ancient Hebrew is also the liturgical tongue of the Samaritans, while modern Hebrew or Arabic is their vernacular, though today only about 700 Samaritans remain. As a foreign language it is studied mostly by Jews and students of Judaism and Israel, archaeologists and linguists specializing in the Middle East and its civilizations, by theologians, and in Christian seminaries.

The core of the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible), and most of the rest of the Hebrew Bible, is written in Classical Hebrew, and much of its present form is specifically the dialect of Biblical Hebrew that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, around the time of the Babylonian exile. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as Leshon HaKodesh (לשון הקודש), "The Holy Language", since ancient times.

Adjective

Hebrew (not comparable)

Positive Hebrew

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Noun

Singular Hebrew

Plural Hebrews

Hebrew (plural Hebrews)

1. A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
2. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.

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