Hebrew language

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

Hebrew language

Medieval Hebrew: Sefardic script

Relationships among the modern Afro-Asiatic languages.

Semitic language family

Read Next

African American man praying in church with stained glass in background

Why Do People Say “Amen” at the End of a Prayer?

poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

World Poetry Day

Discover

Illustration by the CDC, reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes on the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus,

The Top COVID-19 Vaccine Myths Spreading Online

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics

10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

coffee beans, ground coffee, cup of coffee

Know Your Joe: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Coffee

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Calendar showing the month of February

Why Are There Only 28 Days in February?

Hebrew language: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Hebrew language

Medieval Hebrew: Sefardic script

Relationships among the modern Afro-Asiatic languages.

Semitic language family

See All Images →

Topics

Modern Hebrew language Old Hebrew language Biblical Hebrew language Medieval Hebrew language Mishnaic Hebrew language Judaism Hebrew literature Yiddish language Aramaic language Ladino language Uralic languages Indo-European languages Eskimo-Aleut languages Basque language Etruscan language creole languages pidgin

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Judaism: The sacred language: Hebrew and the vernacular tongues

Key People

Martin Buber

Martin Buber

German religious philosopher

Franz Rosenzweig

German philosopher

Mendelssohn, Moses

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and scholar

Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon

Jewish physician and translator

Michael Scot

Scottish scholar

Theodotion

Jewish scholar

Joseph Kimhi

European grammarian

Moses ben Samuel ibn Tibbon

Jewish physician and translator

Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon

Jewish physician and translator

Gabriel Preil

American poet

Aquila

ancient biblical scholar

Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon

Jewish astronomer, physician, and translator

Abraham bar Hiyya

Spanish-Jewish philosopher and scientist

Philips van Marnix, Heer Van Sint Aldegonde

Dutch theologian

Judah ben Solomon Harizi

Spanish-Jewish poet

Haim Naḥman Bialik.

Haim Naḥman Bialik

Russian-Jewish writer

Elijah Bokher Levita

Italian grammarian

William Rainey Harper

American educator

David Kimhi

European scholar

Reuchlin, Johannes

Johannes Reuchlin

German humanist

Quiz

Buddhist engravings on wall in Thailand. Hands on wall. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, science and technology, geography and travel, explore discovery

Languages & Alphabets