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Hebrew vs Greek


Greek vs Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Israel  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Israel  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Poland  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Armenian  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
22  
4
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
7  
4

How Many Consonants
22  
12
17  
7

Scripts
Hebrew  
Arabic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
תודה (Toda)  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
בבקשה!  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
50,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Ukraine  

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.00 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
27
Not Available  

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
hébreu  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Hebräisch  
Neugriechisch  

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

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
1000 BC  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Hellenic  

Branch
Canaanitic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
23  
19
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
he  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
heb  
gre  

ISO 639 3
heb  
ell  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
ells  

Glottocode
hebr1246  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Hebrew and Greek Language History

Comparison of Hebrew vs Greek language history gives us differences between origin of Hebrew and Greek language. History of Hebrew language states that this language originated in 1000 BC whereas history of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Hebrew and Greek Language History.

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Hebrew and Greek 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 Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Greek language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hebrew vs Greek Difficulty

The Hebrew vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and Greek 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 Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.

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