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| pronunciation = {{IPA|[(ʔ)ivˈʁit]}} - {{IPA|[(ʔ)ivˈɾit]}}{{#tag:ref|Standard Israeli ([[Sephardi Hebrew|Sephardi]]) {{IPA|[ʕivˈɾit]}}; Iraqi {{IPA|[ʕibˈriːθ]}}; [[Yemenite Hebrew|Yemenite]] {{IPA|[ʕivˈriːθ]}}; [[Ashkenazi Hebrew language|Ashkenazi]] {{IPA|[ˈivʀis]}}|group="note"}}

| pronunciation = {{IPA|[(ʔ)ivˈʁit]}} - {{IPA|[(ʔ)ivˈɾit]}}{{#tag:ref|Standard Israeli ([[Sephardi Hebrew|Sephardi]]) {{IPA|[ʕivˈɾit]}}; Iraqi {{IPA|[ʕibˈriːθ]}}; [[Yemenite Hebrew|Yemenite]] {{IPA|[ʕivˈriːθ]}}; [[Ashkenazi Hebrew language|Ashkenazi]] {{IPA|[ˈivʀis]}}|group="note"}}

| states = Israel, Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria;<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2098.html?countryName=&countryCode=&regionCode=o CIA's World Fact Book]</ref> used globally as a [[liturgical language]] for [[Judaism]]

| states = Israel, Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria;<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2098.html?countryName=&countryCode=&regionCode=o CIA's World Fact Book]</ref> used globally as a [[liturgical language]] for [[Judaism]]

| speakers = 5.3 million <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethnologue.org.uk/show_language.asp?code=heb |title=Hebrew language report |author= |work= |publisher=Ethnologue |accessdate=19 November 2012}}</ref>

| speakers = 5.3 million <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethnologue.org.uk/show_language.asp?code=heb |title=Hebrew language report |author= |work= |publisher=Ethnologue |accessdate=19 November 2012 |archive-date=22 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222024722/http://www.ethnologue.org.uk/show_language.asp?code=heb |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| date = 1998

| date = 1998

| familycolor = Afro-Asiatic

| familycolor = Afro-Asiatic

| script = [[Hebrew alphabet]]<br>[[Hebrew Braille]]

| script = [[Hebrew alphabet]]<br>[[Hebrew Braille]]

| nation = {{flag|Israel}}

| nation = {{flag|Israel}}

| iso1 = he

| iso1 = he

| iso2 = heb

| iso2 = heb

| ld2 = [[Biblical Hebrew language|Ancient Hebrew]]

| ld2 = [[Biblical Hebrew language|Ancient Hebrew]]

| lingua = 12-AAB-a

| lingua = 12-AAB-a

| minority = {{flag|Turkey}}<br>{{flag|Serbia}}

| minority = {{flag|Turkey}}<br>{{flag|Palestine}}

<br>{{flag|Palestine}}

}}

}}

[[File:Israel in Hebrew.svg|thumb|"Israel" written in the Hebrew alphabet.]]

[[File:Israel in Hebrew.svg|thumb|"Israel" written in the Hebrew alphabet.]]

'''Hebrew''' is a [[Semitic languages|Semitic language]]. It was first spoken in [[Israel]]. Many [[Jew|Jewish people]] also speak Hebrew, as Hebrew is part of [[Judaism]]. The [[Academy of the Hebrew Language]] is the main institution of Hebrew.

'''Hebrew''' is a [[Semitic languages|Semitic language]]. It was first spoken in [[Israel]]. Many [[Jew|Jewish people]] also speak Hebrew, as Hebrew is part of [[Judaism]].

It was spoken by [[Israelite]]s a long time ago, during the time of the [[Bible]]. After [[Judah]] was conquered by [[Babylonia]], the [[Jew]]s were taken captive to [[Babylon]] and started speaking [[Aramaic]]. Hebrew was no longer used much in daily life, but it was still known by Jews who studied religious books.

It was spoken by [[Israelite]]s a long time ago, during the time of the [[Bible]]. After [[Judah]] was conquered by [[Babylonia]], the [[Jew]]s were taken captive (prisoner) to [[Babylon]] and started speaking [[Aramaic]]. Hebrew was no longer used much in daily life, but it was still known by Jews who studied [[halakha]].

In the [[20th century]], many Jews decided to make Hebrew into a spoken language again. It became the language of the new country of [[Israel]] in 1948. People in Israel came from many places and decided to learn Hebrew, the language of their common ancestors, so that they could all speak one language. However, Modern Hebrew is quite different from Biblical Hebrew, with a simpler [[grammar]] and many [[loanword]]s from other languages, especially [[English language|English]].

In the [[20th century]], many Jews decided to make Hebrew into a spoken language again. It became the language of the new country of [[Israel]] in 1948. People in Israel came from many places and decided to learn Hebrew, the language of their common ancestors, so that they could all speak one language. However, Modern Hebrew is quite different from Biblical Hebrew, with a simpler [[grammar]] and many [[loanword]]s from other languages, especially [[English language|English]].

As of today,{{when}} Hebrew has been the only [[Language death|dead language]] that had been made into a living language again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monroecc.edu/depts/foreign/hebrew/|title=Hebrew {{!}} Foreign Languages {{!}} Monroe Community College|website=www.monroecc.edu|accessdate=2019-03-05}}</ref>

As of 2021, Hebrew has been the only [[Language death|dead language]] that had been made into a [[language revival|living language again]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monroecc.edu/depts/foreign/hebrew/|title=Hebrew {{!}} Foreign Languages {{!}} Monroe Community College|website=www.monroecc.edu|accessdate=2019-03-05}}</ref>

The [[Bible]] was originally written in Biblical Hebrew, Biblical [[Aramaic]] and [[Koine Greek]].

The [[Hebrew Bible]] was originally written in Biblical Hebrew.

== Grammar ==

== Grammar ==

Hebrew is a [[Semitic languages|Semitic language]] and so that it is a lot like [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. Hebrew words are made by combining a root with a pattern. In Israeli Hebrew, some words are translated from European languages like English, [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], and [[Russian language|Russian]]. Many words from the [[Old Testament]] were given new meanings in Israeli Hebrew.<ref>{{cite book|last=[[Ghil'ad Zuckermann|Zuckermann]]|first= Ghil'ad|date=2003|title=Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew|place=England|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=9781403917232|url=https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781403917232}}</ref> People learning Hebrew need to study the [[grammar]] first so that they can read correctly without vowels.

Hebrew is a [[Semitic languages|Semitic language]]. [[Arabic language|Arabic]] is another semetic language and is similar to Hebrew. Hebrew words are made by combining a root with a pattern. In Israeli Hebrew, some words are translated from European languages like English, [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], and [[Russian language|Russian]]. Many words from the [[Old Testament]] were given new meanings in Israeli Hebrew.<ref>{{cite book|last=[[Ghil'ad Zuckermann|Zuckermann]]|first= Ghil'ad|date=2003|title=Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew|place=England|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=9781403917232|url=https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781403917232}}</ref> People learning Hebrew need to study the [[grammar]] first so that they can read correctly without vowels.

In Israeli Hebrew, there is no verb "to be" in the [[present tense]], but only in the [[future tense|future]] and the [[past tense]]s. In Biblical Hebrew, there are no tenses but only two aspects: imperfect and perfect. The imperfect is something like the future and the present tenses. The perfect is something like the past tense. Mishnaic Hebrew was spoken as well as [[Judeo-Aramaic]] in the time of [[Jesus]] and in the time of the Bar-Kokhba revolt ([[2nd century]] AD) until the [[Byzantine Empire]] of [[Justinian]] ([[6th century]] AD).

In Israeli Hebrew, there is no verb "to be" in the [[present tense]], but only in the [[future tense|future]] and the [[past tense]]s. In Biblical Hebrew, there are no tenses but only two aspects: imperfect and perfect. The imperfect is something like the future and the present tenses. The perfect is something like the past tense. Mishnaic Hebrew was spoken as well as [[Judeo-Aramaic]] in the time of [[Jesus]] and in the time of the Bar-Kokhba revolt ([[2nd century]] AD) until the [[Byzantine Empire]] of [[Justinian]] ([[6th century]] AD).

The Hebrew alphabet has been adapted to write [[Yiddish]], another [[Jewish languages|Jewish language]]. However, Yiddish sounds different from Hebrew since it is a [[Germanic languages|Germanic language]].

The Hebrew alphabet has been adapted to write [[Yiddish]], another [[Jewish languages|Jewish language]]. However, Yiddish is different from Hebrew because Yiddish comes from a mix of [[Germanic languages|German]], Hebrew and other languages.

== Alphabet ==

== Alphabet ==