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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 language|Hebrew alphabet]]<br>[[Hebrew Braille]]

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

| nation          = {{flag|Israel}}

| nation          = {{flag|Israel}}

| iso1            = he

| iso1            = he

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

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

| lingua          = 12-AAB-a

| lingua          = 12-AAB-a

| minority        = {{flag|Poland}}<br>{{flag|South Africa}}

| minority        =  

* {{flag|Poland}}{{cn}}

* {{flag|South Africa}}{{cn}}

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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]].  

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]].  

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 [[German language|German]], Hebrew, and other languages.

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 [[German language|German]], Hebrew, and other languages.

== Alphabet ==

== Alphabet ==

The Hebrew [[alphabet]], also known as the Hebrew [[abjad]], has 22 letters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hebrew alphabet {{!}} writing system|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebrew-alphabet|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Five of them change when they are at the end of a word. Hebrew is read and written from right to left.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hebrew Alphabet (Aleph-Bet)|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-hebrew-alphabet-aleph-bet|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref> The first three letters, aleph, beth and gimel, are also used in [[mathematics]] in the context of [[Transfinite number|transfinite numbers]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-20|title=Greek/Hebrew/Latin-based Symbols in Mathematics|url=https://mathvault.ca/hub/higher-math/math-symbols/greek-hebrew-latin-symbols/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Math Vault|language=en-US}}</ref>

 

The <!-- currently redirects here -->{{ill|Hebrew alphabet|lt=Hebrew|en|Hebrew alphabet}} [[alphabet]], also known as the Hebrew [[abjad]], has 22 letters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hebrew alphabet {{!}} writing system|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebrew-alphabet|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Five of them change when they are at the end of a word. Hebrew is read and written from right to left.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hebrew Alphabet (Aleph-Bet)|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-hebrew-alphabet-aleph-bet|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref> The first three letters, aleph, beth and gimel, are also used in [[mathematics]] in the context of [[Transfinite number|transfinite numbers]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-20|title=Greek/Hebrew/Latin-based Symbols in Mathematics|url=https://mathvault.ca/hub/higher-math/math-symbols/greek-hebrew-latin-symbols/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Math Vault|language=en-US}}</ref>

The Hebrew alphabet is an ''abjad'' and so only the consonants are written, and readers must supply the vowels. Since that can be difficult, the vowels can be marked as dots called “nikkud” or “tnuah” (plural ”nikkud” signs and “tnuot” respectively.) In Modern Hebrew, some letters can denote vowels, which are called ''matres lectionis'' (mothers of the reading) since they greatly help reading. Vav (or Waw) can make the 'oo' sound (/u/ in IPA) like in f'''oo'''d. [[Yodh]] (or Yud) can make the 'ee' sound (/i/ in IPA) like in f'''ee'''d.

The Hebrew alphabet is an ''abjad'' and so only the consonants are written, and readers must supply the vowels. Since that can be difficult, the vowels can be marked as dots called [[niqqud]]. In Modern Hebrew, some letters can denote vowels, which are called ''matres lectionis'' (mothers of the reading) since they greatly help reading. [[Waw (letter)|Vav]] can make the 'oo' sound (/u/ in IPA) like in f'''oo'''d. [[Yodh|Yod]] can make the 'ee' sound (/i/ in IPA) like in f'''ee'''d.

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== Hebrew LanguageAlphabet Media ==

== Hebrew Language Media ==

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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)

File:Aleppo Codex Joshua 1 1.jpg|[[Aleppo Codex]]: 10th century [[Hebrew Bible]] with [[Masoretes|Masoretic]] pointing (Joshua 1:1).

File:Aleppo Codex Joshua 1 1.jpg|[[Aleppo Codex]]: 10th century [[Hebrew Bible]] with [[Masoretes|Masoretic]] pointing (Joshua 1:1).

File:Cochin Jewish Inscription.JPG|[[Kochangadi Synagogue]] in [[Kochi]], India dated to 1344.

File:Cochin Jewish Inscription.JPG|[[Kochangadi Synagogue]] in [[Kochi]], India, dated to 1344

File:Eliezer Ben-Yehuda at his desk in Jerusalem - c1912.jpg|Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

File:Eliezer Ben-Yehuda at his desk in Jerusalem - c1912.jpg|Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

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