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| | fam5 = [[Northwest Semitic languages|Northwest Semitic]] | | | fam5 = [[Northwest Semitic languages|Northwest Semitic]] |
| | fam6 = [[Canaanite languages|Canaanite]] | | | fam6 = [[Canaanite languages|Canaanite]] |
− | | script = [[Hebrew alphabet]]<br>[[Hebrew Braille]] | + | | script = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew alphabet]]<br>[[Hebrew Braille]] |
| | nation = {{flag|Israel}} | | | nation = {{flag|Israel}} |
| | iso1 = he | | | iso1 = he |
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| }} | | }} |
| [[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 the language of Jewish people around the world, an official language of Israel and in linguistics a [[Semitic languages|Semitic language]]. | + | The '''Hebrew language''', also referred to as the '''Hebraic language''', is the language of Jewish people around the world, an official language of Israel and in linguistics a [[Semitic languages|Semitic language]]. |
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| Many [[Jew|Jewish people]] speak English and also speak Hebrew, as Hebrew is part of [[Judaism]]. It was first spoken in [[Israel]]. | | Many [[Jew|Jewish people]] speak English and also speak Hebrew, as Hebrew is part of [[Judaism]]. It was first spoken in [[Israel]]. |
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| {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable" | | {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable" |
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− | !'''[[Aleph]]'''||'''[[Bet (letter)|Bet]]'''||'''[[Gimel]]'''||'''[[Dalet]]'''||'''[[He (letter)|Hey]]'''||'''[[Vav (letter)|Vav]]'''||'''[[Zayin]]'''||'''[[Heth]]'''||'''[[Teth]]'''||'''[[Yodh]]'''||'''[[Kaf]]''' | + | !'''[[Aleph]]'''||'''[[Bet (letter)|Bet]]'''||'''[[Gimel]]'''||'''[[Dalet]]'''||'''[[He (letter)|He]]'''||'''[[Waw (letter)|Vav]]'''||'''[[Zayin]]'''||'''[[Heth|Het]]'''||'''[[Teth|Tet]]'''||'''[[Yodh|Yod]]'''||'''[[Kaph]]''' |
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| | rowspan="2" align="center"; style="font-family:SBL Hebrew, Ezra SIL SR, Ezra SIL, Cardo, Chrysanthi Unicode, TITUS Cyberbit Basic, Arial Unicode MS, Narkisim, Times New Roman;font-size:300%" height=40 valign=top|א | | | rowspan="2" align="center"; style="font-family:SBL Hebrew, Ezra SIL SR, Ezra SIL, Cardo, Chrysanthi Unicode, TITUS Cyberbit Basic, Arial Unicode MS, Narkisim, Times New Roman;font-size:300%" height=40 valign=top|א |
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| |style="font-size:300%; font-family:SBL Hebrew, Ezra SIL SR, Ezra SIL, Cardo, Chrysanthi Unicode, TITUS Cyberbit Basic, Arial Unicode MS, Narkisim, Times New Roman" height=40 valign=top|ך | | |style="font-size:300%; font-family:SBL Hebrew, Ezra SIL SR, Ezra SIL, Cardo, Chrysanthi Unicode, TITUS Cyberbit Basic, Arial Unicode MS, Narkisim, Times New Roman" height=40 valign=top|ך |
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− | !'''[[Lamed]]'''||'''[[Mem]]'''||'''[[Nun (letter)|Nun]]'''||'''[[Samekh]]'''||'''[[Ayin]]'''||'''[[Pe (Hebrew)|Pe]]'''||'''[[Tsadi]]<nowiki/>c'''||'''[[Kuf]]'''||'''[[Resh]]'''||'''[[Shin (letter)|Shin]]'''||'''[[Tav]]''' | + | !'''[[Lamed]]'''||'''[[Mem]]'''||'''[[Nun (letter)|Nun]]'''||'''[[Samekh]]'''||'''[[Ayin]]'''||'''[[Pe (Hebrew)|Pe]]'''||'''[[Tsade|Tsadi]]'''||'''[[Qoph]]'''||'''[[Resh]]'''||'''[[Shin (letter)|Shin]]'''||'''[[Tav]]''' |
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| | rowspan="2" align="center"; style="font-family:SBL Hebrew, Ezra SIL SR, Ezra SIL, Cardo, Chrysanthi Unicode, TITUS Cyberbit Basic, Arial Unicode MS, Narkisim, Times New Roman;font-size:300%" height=40 valign=top|ל | | | rowspan="2" align="center"; style="font-family:SBL Hebrew, Ezra SIL SR, Ezra SIL, Cardo, Chrysanthi Unicode, TITUS Cyberbit Basic, Arial Unicode MS, Narkisim, Times New Roman;font-size:300%" height=40 valign=top|ל |
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| |} | | |} |
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− | == Hebrew LanguageAlphabet Media == | + | == Hebrew Language Media == |
| <gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''> | | <gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''> |
| File:המילה עברית בכתב ובכתב העברי הקדום.jpg|The word IVRIT ("Hebrew") written in modern Hebrew language (top) and in [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet]] (bottom) | | File:המילה עברית בכתב ובכתב העברי הקדום.jpg|The word IVRIT ("Hebrew") written in modern Hebrew language (top) and in [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet]] (bottom) |