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Countries

Countries
Israel

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

National Language
Israel

Second Language
Israel

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe

Minority Language
Poland

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages

Derived From
Aramaic Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Alphabets
22 4

Phonology

How Many Vowels
0

How Many Consonants
22 12

Scripts
Hebrew

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
6 5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks 17

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)

Thank You
תודה (Toda)

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)

Excuse Me
בבקשה!

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew

Where They Speak
Israel

How Many People Speak
9,200,000.00 38

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00 38

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew

Where They Speak
Israel

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00 30

Total No. Of Dialects
7 7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.00 million 57

Speaking Population
0.11 % 56

Native Speakers
4.40 million 68

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million 49

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit

French Name
hébreu

German Name
Hebräisch

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]

Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people

History

Origin
1000 BC

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family

Subgroup
Semitic

Branch
Canaanitic

Language Forms

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew

Language Position
23 21

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew

Scope
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1
he

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T
heb

ISO 639 2/B
heb

ISO 639 3
heb

ISO 639 6
heb

Glottocode
hebr1246

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a

Types of Language

Language Type
Living

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic

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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.

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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.

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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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