Hebrew
PrintA language of Israel
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Population
4,850,000 in Israel (1998). Population total all countries: 5,302,770.
Location
Also in Australia, Canada, Germany, Palestine, Panama, United Kingdom, United States.
Language Status
1 (National). Statutory national language (1922, Palestine Order in Council, Article 82, 10 October).
Classification
Dialects
Oriental Hebrew (Arabized Hebrew, Yemenite Hebrew), Standard Hebrew (Europeanized Hebrew, General Israeli). An amalgamation of different Hebrew strata plus intrinsic linguistic evolution; not a direct offspring from Biblical or other varieties of Ancient Hebrew.
Typology
SVO
Language Use
Some who use it as L1 now in Israel learned it as L2 originally. Spoken by all Israelis as L1 or L2. Hebrew Language Academy.
Language Development
Fully developed. Bible: 1599–1877.
Language Resources
Writing
Braille script. Hebrew script, primary usage.
Jewish.