Language History
Considered a Semitic language, Hebrew traces back to the second millennium B.C.E when the earliest Hebrew texts were found. It is believed that Israelite tribes who invaded the area of Canaan spoke Hebrew and helped it become commonly spoken until the fall of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. Hebrew remained a written language for Jewish prayers, sacred and literary texts, including sections of the Hebrew Bible and the Mishnah. At the time, the language was referred to as “lashon ha-kodesh,” meaning, “the holy language”.
Until around a century ago, Hebrew was not used as a spoken language. A man named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda helped revive it believing that Jewish people should have their own language if they were to have their own land. He created hundreds of new words and eventually published a dictionary that has become the basis of the Hebrew language today.
[/vc_pangea_service_desc_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621802128437{background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1558445967850{margin-top: -90px !important;margin-bottom: -70px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” button_color=”#d15f45″ content_font=”Open Sans” button_popup_form=”” button_text=”Get in Touch” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.stg-wpml.pangea.global%2Frequest-quote%2F|||”]According to Wikipedia, Hebrew is spoken by over 9 million people worldwide. 7 million allegedly speak the language fluently.
[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1557920359208{margin-bottom: -50px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1557920302161{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: -30px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” heading_font=”Futura Std” content_font=”Open Sans” title=”Where is Hebrew Spoken?”]Hebrew is the primary official language of the State of Israel, while the United States has the second largest Hebrew speaking population (about 220,000 speakers). Other countries where Hebrew is spoken include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza, Panama and the UK. [/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”benefits-container” css=”.vc_custom_1621802132891{margin-top: px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1568124516658{margin-top: 65px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” background_color=”” content_font=”Open Sans” css_custom_id=”text-near-bubble” title=”FACT” background_image=”5847″]Did you know that Hebrew borrows many words from Amharic, Greek, Latin, Arabic and Persian?Did you know that Hebrew borrows many words from Amharic, Greek, Latin, Arabic and Persian?[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1571831866720{margin-top: 65px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” background_color=”” content_font=”Open Sans” css_custom_id=”text-near-bubble” title=”Did you Know?” background_image=”5847″]Interestingly, Hebrew is written right to left, but numbers are written left to right. The numbers used are the same as they are in English.
Amharic is the second most spoken Semitic language in the whole[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621802138274{margin-top: -30px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1564058015924{margin-top: -30px !important;}”][vc_pangea_quote_block font=”Futura Std” quote_text=” “Hebrew was often thought to be the language of the angels, and of God.””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1557920359208{margin-bottom: -50px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1557920302161{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: -30px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” heading_font=”Futura Std” content_font=”Open Sans” title=”Hebrew Loanwords We Use in English”]
• Hallelujah • Amen • Tariff • Behemoth • Jubilee
[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621802143245{margin-top: 50px !important;border-top-width: -50px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1568124430434{margin-top: -60px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” title=”4 Easy Phrases in Hebrew! “][/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1621802150096{background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1591278001932{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_wp_text title=” “]Hebrew | English |
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בֹּקֶר טוֹב - boker-tov | Good morning |
לְהִתְרָאוֹת - lehitraot | See you later |
סְלִיחָה - slicha | Sorry/Excuse me |
בְּבַקָּשָׁה - bevakasha | Please |
Israel Population:
8,583,916
Internet Users:
7,002,759
Penetration:
81.6%
As of 2019. Source:
www.internetworldstats.com
The word “Shalom” takes on several meanings [/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621802154832{background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1557924974304{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: -30px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” content_font=”Open Sans” title=”Hebrew Translation Tips”]
• Remember! Hebrew verbs have three tenses (past, present, and future), an imperative, and an infinitive.
• Each Hebrew word is either Masculine or Feminine. Most feminine words end with “ה” (“h”) or “ת”(“t”).
• There are 10 personal pronouns in Hebrew – and two different variations for the Hebrew pronouns “You” and “They”.
• Hebrew adjectives are conjugated based on the gender and number of the item/s they describe.[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1568123259558{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1558438241711{margin-top: -50px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” content_font=”Open Sans”]Are you looking for professional Hebrew translation services? Get in touch with Pangea Global! We’ll hook you up with one of our professional linguists who will provide you with accurate and reliable Hebrew localization services, copywriting, voice overs and more![/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1568124012795{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1557924920503{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_pangea_cta_button button_text=”Get In Touch” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fstg-wpml.stg-wpml.pangea.global%2Fquote%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row]