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~~Hebrew is a~~ [[~~Semitic language]] of the [[Afroasiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic language family]]. Culturally, it is considered the [[Jewish languages|Jewish language]].~~ Hebrew in its modern form is spoken by most of the seven million people in [[Israel]] while [[Classical Hebrew]] has been used for prayer or study in [[Jewish]] communities around the world for over two thousand years. It is one of the official [[Languages of Israel|languages of Israel]], along with [[Arabic]]. Ancient Hebrew is also the liturgical tongue of the [[Samaritans]], while modern Hebrew or [[Palestinian Arabic]] is their vernacular, though today about 700 Samaritans remain. As a foreign language ~~it is studied mostly by Jews and students of Judaism and Israel, archaeologists and linguists specializing in the [[Middle East]] and its civilizations, by theologians, and in Christian seminaries.~~

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The core of the [[Tanakh]] (the [[Hebrew Bible]]) is written in [[Classical Hebrew]], and much of its present form is specifically the dialect of [[Biblical Hebrew]] that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, around the time of the [[Babylonian captivity|Babylonian exile]]. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by [[Jews]] as ''Leshon HaKodesh'' (לשון הקודש), "The Holy Tongue", since ancient times.

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The modern word "Hebrew" is derived from the word "ivri" (plural "ivrim") one of several names for the Jewish people. It is traditionally understood to be an adjective based on the name of Abraham's ancestor, [[Eber]] mentioned in [[Genesis 10:21]]. This name is possibly based upon the root "`avar" (עבר) meaning "to cross over" and homiletical interpretations of the term "ivrim" link it to this verb. In the Bible "Hebrew" is called ''{{lang|he-Latn|Yehudith}}'' (יהודית) because [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] (Yehuda) was the surviving kingdom at the time of the quotation, late 8th century BCE ([[Isaiah 36]], [[2 Kings 18]]). In [[Isaiah 19:18]]~~, it is also called the "Language of Canaan" (שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן)~~

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-Hebrew is a [[Semitic language]] of the [[Afroasiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic language family]]. Culturally, it is considered the [[Jewish languages|Jewish language]]. Hebrew in its modern form is spoken by most of the seven million people in [[Israel]] while [[Classical Hebrew]] has been used for prayer or study in [[Jewish]] communities around the world for over two thousand years. It is one of the official [[Languages of Israel|languages of Israel]], along with [[Arabic]]. Ancient Hebrew is also the liturgical tongue of the [[Samaritans]], while modern Hebrew or [[Palestinian Arabic]] is their vernacular, though today about 700 Samaritans remain. As a foreign language it is studied mostly by Jews and students of Judaism and Israel, archaeologists and linguists specializing in the [[Middle East]] and its civilizations, by theologians, and in Christian seminaries.
+#REDIRECT [[Hebrew language]]
-The core of the [[Tanakh]] (the [[Hebrew Bible]]) is written in [[Classical Hebrew]], and much of its present form is specifically the dialect of [[Biblical Hebrew]] that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, around the time of the [[Babylonian captivity|Babylonian exile]]. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by [[Jews]] as ''Leshon HaKodesh'' (לשון הקודש), "The Holy Tongue", since ancient times.
-==The name of the language==
-The modern word "Hebrew" is derived from the word "ivri" (plural "ivrim") one of several names for the Jewish people. It is traditionally understood to be an adjective based on the name of Abraham's ancestor, [[Eber]] mentioned in [[Genesis 10:21]]. This name is possibly based upon the root "`avar" (עבר) meaning "to cross over" and homiletical interpretations of the term "ivrim" link it to this verb. In the Bible "Hebrew" is called ''{{lang|he-Latn|Yehudith}}'' (יהודית) because [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] (Yehuda) was the surviving kingdom at the time of the quotation, late 8th century BCE ([[Isaiah 36]], [[2 Kings 18]]). In [[Isaiah 19:18]], it is also called the "Language of Canaan" (שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן)