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  1. Hebrew language - Wikipedia

    Israelian Hebrew is a proposed northern dialect of biblical Hebrew, believed to have existed in all eras of the language, in some cases competing with late biblical Hebrew as an explanation for …

  2. Hebrew language | Origin, History, Alphabet, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 8, 2025 · Hebrew language, Semitic language of the Northern Central group. Spoken in ancient times in Palestine, Hebrew was supplanted by the western dialect of Aramaic …

  3. 7 Things You Should Know About Hebrew - My Jewish Learning

    Hebrew is the language of the Bible, Jewish prayer and — since the early 20th century — a modern language spoken in Israel. Below are seven important things to know about this …

  4. Hebrew language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot

    Hebrew is a member of the Canaanite group of Semitic languages. It was the language of the early Jews, but from 586 BC it started to be replaced by Aramaic.

  5. A Short History of the Hebrew Language

    The history of the Hebrew language from ancient times, Biblical times, the time of the Babylonian captivity and the Bar Kockba revolt and into modern times with the creation of the State of Israel.

  6. Hebrew - Jewish Languages

    1 day ago · Hebrew, widely known as the central language of the Jewish people, is attested since approximately the 10th century BCE (Shanks 2010).

  7. Hebrew - Chabad.org

    Hebrew, the language of the Bible, is also known as the Holy Tongue. For thousands of years, Jews have prayed, studied, written and read in this ancient language.

  8. Modern Hebrew - Wikipedia

    Modern Hebrew is written from right to left using the Hebrew alphabet, which is an abjad, or consonant-only script of 22 letters based on the "square" letter form, known as Ashurit …

  9. Everything You Need to Know About the Hebrew Language

    Modern Hebrew, also known as Israeli Hebrew, represents the contemporary form of the language. It combines elements of Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew (used during the early …

  10. The Beginnings of the Hebrew Language - My Jewish Learning

    Increasingly it is believed that whereas Biblical Hebrew was the language of literature and administration, the spoken language even before the exile might have been an early version of …