| ISO 639-1: | he |
| ISO 639-2: | heb |
| English: | Hebrew |
| French: | hébreu |
The code heb is classified in ISO 639 as an individual language code.
We have mapped this code to Modern Hebrew [HBR]. MARC also uses this for Ancient Hebrew [HBO]. Existing implementations use this for Modern Hebrew, however, and application to Ancient Hebrew as well violates clause 4.1.5 of ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2. Thus, we assume this applies only to the modern language.
This code corresponds to the following language in the Ethnologue:
| HEBREW | [HBR] Israel. 4,847,000 in Israel (1998) or 81% of the population (1995). Population total all countries 5,150,000. Alternate names: IVRIT. Dialects: STANDARD HEBREW (GENERAL ISRAELI, EUROPEANIZED HEBREW), ORIENTAL HEBREW (ARABIZED HEBREW, YEMENITE HEBREW). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Canaanite. More information. |
The following 6 languages have a name, alternate name, or dialect name (in at least one country) that is similar to the name for this ISO code, but they are not encompassed by the code. Click on "More information" to learn the appropriate ISO 639 code for the given language.
| HEBREW, ANCIENT | [HBO] Israel. Alternate names: OLD HEBREW. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Canaanite. More information. |
| HEBREW, ANCIENT | [HBO] Israel. Alternate names: OLD HEBREW. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Canaanite. More information. |
| JUDEO-TAT | [TAT] Israel. 70,000 in Israel (1998). Population total all countries 101,000. Alternate names: JUDEO-TATIC, JEWISH TAT, BIK, DZHUHURIC, JUWRI, JUHURI. Dialects: DERBEND. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Tat. More information. |
| JUDEO-TAT | [TAT] Israel. 70,000 in Israel (1998). Population total all countries 101,000. Alternate names: JUDEO-TATIC, JEWISH TAT, BIK, DZHUHURIC, JUWRI, JUHURI. Dialects: DERBEND. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Tat. More information. |
| SAMARITAN | [SMP] Palestinian West Bank and Gaza. (620 ethnic Samaritans; 1999 H. Mutzafi). Alternate names: SAMARITAN HEBREW. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Canaanite. More information. |
| SAMARITAN | [SMP] Palestinian West Bank and Gaza. (620 ethnic Samaritans; 1999 H. Mutzafi). Alternate names: SAMARITAN HEBREW. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Canaanite. More information. |
