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Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival.

Extends: [Hebrew language](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Hebrew language), [Canaanite languages](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Canaanite languages), [Fusional languages](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Fusional languages), [Jewish languages](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Jewish languages), [Languages attested from the 10th century BC](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Languages attested from the 10th century BC)

Properties

Property Expected Type Description
Name Text Hebrew
Nativename Text ,
Pronunciation Text Modern, Tiberian, Biblical
States Text Israel
Region Text Southern Levant
Ethnicity Text Jews · Samaritans
Speakers Text 20 million
Extinct Text Mishnaic Hebrew, spoken language, liturgical language, Biblical Hebrew, Judaism
Revived Text Revived in the late 19th century CE, Modern Hebrew
Ref Text e19
Familycolor Text Afro-Asiatic
Fam2 Text Semitic
Fam3 Text West
Fam4 Text Central
Fam5 Text Northwest
Fam6 Text Canaanite
Fam7 Text South
Ancestor Text Biblical Hebrew
Ancestor2 Text Mishnaic Hebrew
Ancestor3 Text Medieval Hebrew
Stand1 Text Modern
Stand2 Text Samaritan
Stand3 Text Italki
Stand4 Text Palestinian
Stand5 Text Mizrahi Hebrew
Stand6 Text Romaniote
Stand7 Text Yemenite
Stand8 Text Sephardi
Stand9 Text Babylonian
Stand10 Text Tiberian
Nation Text Israel, Modern Hebrew
Agency Text Academy of the Hebrew Language
Dia1 Text Israelian
Iso1 Text he
Iso2 Text heb
Lc1 Text heb
Ld1 Text Modern Hebrew
Lc2 Text hbo
Ld2 Text Classical Hebrew
Lc3 Text smp
Ld3 Text Samaritan Hebrew
Lc4 Text obm
Ld4 Text Moabite
Lc5 Text xdm
Ld5 Text Edomite
Lingua Text 12-AAB-a
Image Text המילה עברית בכתב ובכתב העברי הקדום.jpg
Imagecaption Text script, Paleo-Hebrew alphabet
Notice Text IPA
Sign Text Signed Hebrew
Glotto Text hebr1246
Glottorefname Text Hebrewic
Minority Text Poland, South Africa, Turkey