What language is spoken by Jewish people?

Answer 1

Nowadays most Jews speak the language of the country that they live in, so in Israel most speak Hebrew, in the US and Britain English, in France French and so on. Obviously, many Jews also can speak one or more foreign languages.

In the past, many Sephardic Jews spoke Ladino, which is derived from (medieval) Spanish and from Hebrew, while many Ashkenazi (North European) Jews spoke Yiddish, which is derived from (medieval) German and from Hebrew.

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Jewish people live in almost every country in the world, and they speak the language of their country.

The majority of Jews in North America speak English.

The majority of Jews in Israel speak Hebrew.

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the Jewish language is Hebrew (though not all Jews speak it). There are other Jewish languages also; the most common among them is Yiddish.

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a variety but mainly spoken is Hebrew
There are about 16 million Jews in the world as of 2018, and the majority of them speak English as either a 1st or 2nd language.
Today, the majority speak English and/or Hebrew. There are also many who speak Yiddish.
Jews live in about 135 different countries, and they generally speak the languages of their countries.

-- Many Jews live in Israel, where Hebrew is an official state language and English is widespread.

-- Many Jews live in North America, where they mainly speak English.

-- Many who are descended from Russian or eastern European Jews still speak

Yiddish, regardless of where they live today.

-- Many who are descended from Spanish or Portuguese Jews still speak

Ladino, regardless of where they live today.

-- Many who grew up in, or are descended from Jews who grew up in,

many other places in Europe, still speak French, German, Italian, Flemish,

Greek, Slavic, Polish, etc., regardless of where they live today.

-- Many who are descended from Iranian Jews still speak Farsi/Persian,

regardless of where they live today.

-- Many who are descended from Iraqi, Egyptian, Moroccan, Tunisian, Syrian,

or Yemenite Jews still speak Arabic, regardless of where they live today.

Answer 2

The most dominant language in Jewish religious practice is Hebrew, but there are some important prayers that are recited in Aramaic. Additionally, in more liberal forms of Judaism, the vernacular is also used.

Answer 3

Jews speak the languages of the countries they live in. More Jews speak English than any other language, either as a first or second language.

The language of Jewish prayer and study is Hebrew, and to a very small extent, Aramaic.

Answer 4

Alright, history time, since the phrasing of that question makes it rather ambiguous as to what you want for an answer, and this should cover both possibilities.

Several thousand years ago, the majority of Jews spoke Ancient (or Biblical) Hebrew (this is to distinguish the language from Modern Hebrew, which is fairly different), now a dead language. Biblical Hebrew is a Semitic language, related to Arabic. It eventually died out except as a religious language to be learned to read from the Torah. However, in the middle of the 19th century, there began to be a much stronger movement for a Jewish homeland, and a such, a language to unify everyone. Modern Hebrew was created out of Biblical Hebrew, with some undertones of Yiddish and Slavic languages.

Answer 5

Hebrew has always been the traditional language for Israelite and Jewish prayer, every day of the year. The Hebrew Bible and its commentaries are (and have been) studied in their Hebrew text, while the Talmud is (and was) learned in its mixture of Hebrew and closely-related Aramaic. Outside of Torah-study and prayer, in daily conversation and business matters we use (and have used) whatever is the local language, or Yiddish instead.

See also:

Origin of the Hebrew language

Answer 6

None. The Jews have never created any language.

It's possible though, that you're talking about Hebrew, which was restructured and resurrected in the late 19th Century for modern use, by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda.

Answer 7

The majority of Jews in the world speak English.

Other major languages spoken by Jews include:

1. Hebrew
   
2. French
   
3. Russian
   
4. Yiddish
   
5. Spanish
   

Answer 8

As of 2018, there are about 15 million Jews in the world, and the majority of them speak English as a first language, followed by Hebrew speakers. It depends on what country they live in.

Here is a list of the Major languages spoken by Jews (as either a first or second language):

1. English
   
2. Hebrew
   
3. Yiddish
4. French
5. Spanish
6. Russian

Regardless of the country, the language of Jewish spiritual life is Hebrew, (and to a small extent, Aramaic).

Answer 9

At various times up to the destruction of the Temple, Jews used Hebrew, Chaldean, Aramaic, Greek, etc. Since then, Jews have used practically every language in the world.

Answer 10

There are about 14 million Jews in the world as of 2013, and the majority of them speak English as either a 1st or 2nd language.