Hebrew (Ivrit)Hebrew

The earliest Hebrew script was derived from a Phoenician script. The modern Hebrew script was developed from a script known as Proto-Hebrew/Early Aramaic. The earliest known writing in Hebrew dates from the 11th century BC.

Hebrew is a member of the Canaanite group of Semitic languages. It was the language of the early Jews, but from 586 BC it started to be replaced by Aramaic. By 70 AD use of Hebrew as an everyday language had largely ceased, but it continued to be used for literary and religious functions, as well as a lingua franca among Jews from different countries.

During the mid-19th century the first efforts were made to revive Hebrew as a everyday language. One man who played a major role in these efforts was Eliezer Ben Yehuda (1858-1922), who was the first to make exclusive use of Hebrew in his home, and encouraged the use of Hebrew among others, as well as its use in schools.

Today Hebrew is spoken by some 5 million people in Israel, where it is an official language along with Arabic. and a further 2 to 3 million people speak the language in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza, Panama, the UK and USA.

Notable features

The Hebrew script

Modern Israeli pronunciation

Hebrew script (Modern Israeli pronunciation)

Notes

Download

Download a Hebrew alphabet chart in Word or PDF format

Virtual Hebrew Keyboard

From: http://www.hebrew-keyboard.com/integrate/


Hebrew script (Medieval/Tiberian and Reconstructed mid-2nd millenium pronunciation)

Hebrew vowel points / Nikkud (נִקּוּד טְבֶרְיָנִי)

Hebrew vowel points

The first row of IPA transcriptions is the Modern Israeli Hebrew pronunciation,
the second row is the Medieval/Tiberian pronunciation.

Modern Cursive Hebrew script

Modern Cursive Hebrew script

Rashi

The Rashi style is used mainly to write commentaries on texts. It is named after Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (1040-1105 AD) a.k.a. Rashi, one of the greatest medieval Jewish scholars and bible commentators. Rashi did not use the Rashi sytle to write his commentaries but it is named in honour of him.

Rashi Hebrew script

Sample texts in Hebrew

Without vowels

Sample text in Hebrew

With vowels

Sample text in Hebrew (with vowels)

Cursive script

Sample text in Hebrew (cursive script

Transliteration

Kol benei ha'adam noldu benei xorin veshavim be'erkam uvizxuyoteihem. Kulam xonenu batevuna uvematspun, lefixax xova 'aleihem linhog ish bere'ehu beruax shel axava.

A recording of this text by גל ויסברג (Gal Weisberg)

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Corrections and text samples provided by Tal Barnea.

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Links

Information about the Hebrew language and alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language
http://judaism.about.com/od/hebre1/Hebrew.htm
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0008_0_08629.html

Learn Hebrew online

Modern Hebrew lessons and courses
http://www.hebrewresources.com/onlineclass.html
http://www.zigzagworld.com/hebrewforme
http://www.hebraico.pro.br
http://www.shalom.50megs.com
http://foundationstone.com.au
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il
http://www.hebrewpodcasts.com

Biblical Hebrew lessons and courses
http://www.netwaysglobal.com
http://www.hebrewresources.com/onlineclass_biblical.html
http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/hc-online
http://www.shalom.50megs.com
http://www.hebrew4christians.net

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Semitic languages

Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Argobba, Canaanite, Chaha, Dizin, Ge'ez, Hadhramautic, Hebrew, Himyaritic, Maltese, Mandaic, Nabataean, Phoenician, Qatabanic, Redjang, Sabaean, Sabaic, Silt'e, Syriac, Tigre, Tigrinya, Ugaritic,

Other languages written with the Hebrew script

Bukhori, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, Yiddish

Consonant alphabets (Abjads)

Ancient Berber, Arabic, Hebrew, Mandaic, Manichaean, Middle Persian, Nabataean, Parthian, Phoenician, Paleo-Hebrew, Proto-Sinaitic / Proto-Canaanite, Psalter, Punic, Sabaean, Samaritan, Sogdian, South Arabian, Syriac, Tifinagh, Ugaritic

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