Countries
Israel
  
Israel
  
National Language
Israel
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Israel
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Aramaic Language
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Israel
  
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
  
Israel, Palestine
  
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
hébreu
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
he
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional, Synthetic