Hebrew
Northwest Semitic language
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Hebrew was established in 1500 BC.[1]
Key Facts
- Country: Israel[4]
- Instance of: modern language[5], language[6]
- Named after: Hebrews[7]
- Writing system: Hebrew alphabet[8]
- Has part(s): Biblical Hebrew[9], Modern Hebrew[10], Ashkenazi Hebrew[11], Sephardi Hebrew[12], Yemenite Hebrew[13], Tiberian Hebrew[14]
- Inception: 1500 BC[15]
- Language regulatory body: Academy of the Hebrew Language[16]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 5,353,950[17], 3,950,000[18], 9,000,000[19], 9,303,950[20]
- Described by source: Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.)[21], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Topic has template: Template:Hebrew language[28]
- Native label: עברית[29], עברית חדשה[30]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C153945[31]
- Short name: ivritcə[32], ибрӣ[33], еврей[34]
- UNESCO language status: 1 safe[35]
- History of topic: history of the Hebrew language[36]
Why It Matters
Hebrew has been cited as an influence by English[37], a natural language[38], in American Samoa[39]; Llanito[40], a dialect[41], in Gibraltar[42]; and Bargoens[43], a cant[44], in Netherlands[45].
FAQs
Who did Hebrew influence?
Hebrew has been cited as an influence by English[37], Llanito[40], and Bargoens[43].