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עִבְרִית חֲדָשָׁה, עברית Autonyms
Hebrew
Summary
Hebrew is an official national language of Israel. It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is used as a language of instruction in education.
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It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family.
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