Language
Biblical Hebrew
עִבְרִית
The Hebrew language as preserved in the Hebrew Bible, spanning approximately 1200–100 BCE. The Tiberian vocalization system, developed by Masoretic scholars in the early medieval period, is the basis for most modern reconstructed pronunciations.
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Civilizations named in this language
- מִצְרַיִם Miṣrayim Egypt
- יִשְׂרָאֵל Yiśrāʾēl Israel
- יְהוּדָה Yĕhûdāh Judah
- צִידֹנִים Ṣīdōnîm Phoenicia
- אַכַּד ʾAkkaḏ Akkad
- אַשּׁוּר ʾAššūr Assyria
- בָּבֶל Bābel Babylonia
- עֵילָם ʿÊlām Elam
- תִּירָס Tiras The Etruscans
- חִתִּי Ḥittî The Hittites
- כַּפְתּוֹר Kaftor Minoan Crete
- שִׁנְעָר Šinʿār Sumer
- יָוָן Yāwān Greece
- תַּרְשִׁישׁ Taršîš Carthage
- גֹּמֶר Gomer The Cimmerians
- אַשְׁכְּנַז Aškenaz Scythia
- אֲרָרָט Ăraraṭ Urartu
- תּוֹגַרְמָה Tōgarmāh Armenia
- מָדַי Māday Media
- פָּרַס Pāras Persia
- סִינִים Sînîm China
- הֹדּוּ Hōddû India
- כִּתִּים Kittîm Rome
Cities named in this language
- יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yĕrûšālayim Jerusalem
- צִיּוֹן Ṣiyyôn Jerusalem
- צִידוֹן Ṣīdōn Sidon
- צוֹר Ṣōr Tyre
- בָּבֶל Bābel Babylon
- דַּמֶּשֶׂק Dammeśeq Damascus
- מֹף Mōph Memphis
- נֹף Nōph Memphis
- נִינְוֵה Nīnəwēh Nineveh
- אוּר ʾŪr Ur
- אֶרֶךְ Erech Uruk
- שׁוּשַׁן Šūšan Susa
- דַּרְמֶשֶׂק Darmeśeq Damascus
Regions named in this language
- פְּלֶשֶׁת Pĕlešet Philistia
- כְּנַעַן Kĕnaʿan Canaan
- אֲרָם Ărām Syria
- אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם ʾĂram Naharayim Mesopotamia
- לוּד Lud Lydia
- מֶשֶׁךְ Mešek Phrygia
- סְפָרַד Sĕpārad Lydia
Geographic features named in this language
- יָם הַמֶּלַח Yam ha-Melaḥ The Dead Sea
- יַם סוּף Yam Sūph The Red Sea
- יַרְדֵּן Yardēn The Jordan River
- לְבָנוֹן Lĕḇānōn Mount Lebanon
- פְּרָת Pĕrāt The Euphrates River
- הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל ha-Yām ha-Gādōl The Mediterranean Sea
- יְאֹר Yeʾōr The Nile River
- חִדֶּקֶל Ḥiddeqel The Tigris River
- אֲרָרָט Ăraraṭ Ararat
- הַיָּם הַקַּדְמוֹנִי ha-Yam ha-Qadmonī The Dead Sea
- פִּישׁוֹן Pîšôn The Ganges River
- גִּיחוֹן Gîḥôn The Nile River
Cite this page
Rajagopal, Shriram. "Biblical Hebrew." Onomastikon: A Digital Atlas of Ancient Names. Last modified July 24, 2026. https://onomastikon.org/languages/biblical-hebrew.
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title = {Biblical Hebrew},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://onomastikon.org/languages/biblical-hebrew}},
note = {Onomastikon: A Digital Atlas of Ancient Names}
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