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  1. Hebrew language - Wikipedia

    The Academy of the Hebrew Language of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem currently invents about 2,000 new Hebrew words each year for modern words by finding an original Hebrew word that …

  2. Hebrew language | Origin, History, Alphabet, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 31, 2026 · Hebrew language, Semitic language of the Northern Central group. Spoken in ancient times in Palestine, Hebrew was supplanted by the western dialect of Aramaic beginning about the …

  3. Modern Hebrew - Wikipedia

    Modern Hebrew (endonym: עִבְרִית חֲדָשָׁה, romanized: 'Ivrit ḥadasha, IPA: [ivˈʁit χadaˈʃa] or [ʕivˈrit ħadaˈʃa]), also known as Israeli Hebrew or simply Hebrew, is the standard form of the Hebrew …

  4. Hebrew language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The Hebrew language, also referred to as the Hebraic language, is a Northwest Semitic language. Hebrew was spoken by Israelites a long time ago, during the time of the Bible. After Judah was …

  5. Biblical Hebrew - Wikipedia

    Biblical Hebrew has several different writing systems. From around the 12th century BCE until the 6th century BCE, writers employed the Paleo-Hebrew alphabet. This system was retained by the …

  6. Hebrew language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot

    It was the language of the early Jews, but from 586 BC it started to be replaced by Aramaic. By 200 AD use of Hebrew as an everyday language had largely ceased, but it continued to be used for literary …

  7. Hebrew - Jewish Languages

    4 days ago · Hebrew, widely known as the central language of the Jewish people, is attested since approximately the 10th century BCE (Shanks 2010).

  8. Hebrew language - Wikiwand

    Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Isra...

  9. Revival of the Hebrew language - Wikipedia

    The revitalization of Hebrew was then ultimately brought about by its usage in Jewish settlement in Ottoman Palestine that arrived in the waves of migration known as the First Aliyah and the Second …

  10. Modern Hebrew - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Modern Hebrew (Hebrew: עברית חדשה) is the standard form of the Hebrew language spoken today. It is the official language of Israel, where it is used in government, education, and daily life.