Countries
Israel
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Israel
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Israel
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Poland
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Kongu
Where They Speak
Israel
Kongu
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Israel
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
hébreu
tamoul
German Name
Hebräisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Not Available
Branch
Canaanitic
Not Available
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
hebr1246
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Hebrew and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hebrew and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Tamil language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Tamil Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hebrew and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.