Hebrew language

Hebrew is an ancient Semitic language that was revived into modern use around the end of the Nineteenth century, with the effort initiated by Eliezar Ben-Yehuda."Ivrit" can be interpreted to mean "boundary crosser", because the ancient Hebrews crossed social boundaries as they organized their nation.The search for cognates in English can be amusing and revealing (behemoth, leviathan, and more). more

Also known as:

  • עברית,
  • Hebrew,
  • Modern Hebrew,
  • עִבְרִית,,
  • Hebrew Language,
  • Ivrit

Human Language

Main Country:

Region:

ISO 639-3 Code:

  • heb

ISO 639-1 Code:

  • he

Rosetta Project Code:

  • heb

Spoken in countries:

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