Hebrew | |
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עִבְרִית <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">ʿIvrit | |
Pronunciation | [(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit] |
Native to | Israel, Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria; used globally as a liturgical language for Judaism |
Native speakers | 5.3 million (1998) |
Language family | |
Writing system | Hebrew alphabet Hebrew Braille |
Official status | |
Official language in | Israel |
Recognised minority language in | Poland South Africa |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | he |
ISO 639-2 | heb |
ISO 639-3 | Either: heb – Modern Hebrew hbo – Ancient Hebrew |
Linguasphere | 12-AAB-a |
Hebrew is the language of Jewish people around the world, an official language of Israel and n linguistics a Semitic language.
Many Jewish people speak English and also speak Hebrew, as Hebrew is part of Judaism. It was first spoken in Israel.