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לְשׁוֹן הַמִּקְרָא, עִבְרִית מִקְרָאִית Autonyms
Ancient Hebrew
Summary
Ancient Hebrew is a dormant language of Israel. It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family. The language is no longer used as a first language by any remaining members of the ethnic community. It is not known to be taught in schools.
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It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family.
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