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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Israel
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
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1.3 National Language
Israel
1.4 Second Language
Israel
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
1.6 Minority Language
Poland
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
1.9 Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
1.10 Derived From
Aramaic Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
Tamil
22
Rank: 4 (Overall)
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2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
Thai
0
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Hebrew
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2.3.2 How Many Consonants
Hmong
22
Rank: 12 (Overall)
German
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2.4 Scripts
Hebrew
2.5 Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
Armenian
6
Rank: 5 (Overall)
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2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
Chinese
44 weeks
Rank: 11 (Overall)
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3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
שלום (Shalom)
3.2 Thank You
תודה (Toda)
3.3 How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
3.4 Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
3.5 Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
3.6 Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
3.7 Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
3.8 Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
3.9 Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
3.10 Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
3.11 I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
3.12 Excuse Me
בבקשה!
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Israel
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Macedonian
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4.2 Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Dzongkha
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4.3 Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Israel
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
Swedish
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Romanian
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4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
English
7
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Sanskrit
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5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
English
9.00 million
Rank: 57 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.2 Speaking Population
Croatian
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Xhosa
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5.3 Native Speakers
Chinese
4.40 million
Rank: 68 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
English
5.60 million
Rank: 27 (Overall)
Finnish
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5.3.2 Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
5.3.4 French Name
hébreu
5.3.5 German Name
Hebräisch
5.4 Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
5.5 Ethnicity
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
1000 BC
6.2 Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Semitic
6.2.2 Branch
Canaanitic
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
6.3.3 Language Position
Georgian
23
Rank: 19 (Overall)
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6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
6.4 Scope
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
he
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
heb
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
heb
7.3 ISO 639 3
heb
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
hebr1246
7.6 Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic

Origin of Hebrew language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Hebrew language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Hebrew language states that it was put to use in 1000 BC. The history of Hebrew language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Hebrew Language History.The evolution of Hebrew language began with early forms such as Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew. Modern Hebrew is the standard form of Hebrew language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Hebrew Language.

Hebrew population

Hebrew population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Hebrew language. Hebrew language is spoken by 9.00 million people in the world. Most of the Hebrew population lies in the Hebrew Speaking Countries. Hebrew language is spoken as first language by 4.40 million people and as second language by about 5.60 million people. Get to know Hebrew speaking population in detail.

Hebrew writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Hebrew writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Hebrew language. Some languages share common writing systems. Hebrew script is used by Hebrew language. Learn more about . 

Information about Hebrew language

Check out all the information about Hebrew language here. You may find it interesting to learn Hebrew Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Hebrew Speaking Countries, Hebrew speaking continents and Hebrew Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Hebrew countries knowing common Hebrew Greetings will help you in communicating with Hebrew people.

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