Hebrew language
Hebrew (ISO 639-3 code heb) is a language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, and Syria. It has about 9,000,000 speakers.
Hebrew dictionary: 13,612 entries on Glottosphere. Open the Hebrew dictionary
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | heb |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | hebr1245 |
| Family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Syria |
| Speakers (estimate) | 9,000,000 |
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Other Afro-Asiatic languages, nearest first.
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- Hulaulá9,500 speakers
- Lishana Deni7,500 speakers
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More about Hebrew
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.