Hebrew is an ancient language that was first spoken in the Middle East. It is a Semitic language, which means it is related to other languages such as Arabic and Aramaic. Hebrew has been spoken for over 3,000 years and is the official language of Israel.
Hebrew belongs to the Canaanite group of Northwest Semitic languages. The earliest form of Hebrew was called Ancient Hebrew or Paleo-Hebrew. This was the language of the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Old Testament) and was used by Jews until about 200 CE. After that, they began to use a different form of Hebrew called Mishnaic Hebrew, which included some Aramaic words. This was the language of the Talmud, a Jewish holy book.
Between 500 and 700 CE, Jews began to speak a new form of Hebrew called Medieval Hebrew or Rabbinic Hebrew. This was similar to Mishnaic Hebrew but also included words from Arabic and Persian. By 1100 CE, there were two main dialects of Medieval Hebrew: Sephardic (spoken in Spain and Portugal) and Ashkenazic (spoken in Germany and Eastern Europe). Modern Standard Heb