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Mizrahi Hebrew language or Oriental Hebrew language refers to any one of the dialects of Biblical Hebrew used liturgically by Mizrahi Jews , that is, Jews living in Arab countries or further east, and typically speaking Arabic , Persian , Hindi , Chinese , or other languages of the Middle East and Asia .1 As such, Mizrahi Hebrew is actually a blanket term for many dialects. See Yemenite Hebrew language Sephardi Hebrew is not considered one of these, although it has been spoken in the Middle East and North Africa . The Sephardim were expellees from Spain , and settled among the Mizrahim. v t e v t e2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mizrahi Hebrew or Oriental Hebrew refers to any of the pronunciation systems for Biblical Hebrew used liturgically by Mizrahi Jews , that is, Jews originating in Arab countries or further east, and with a background of Arabic , Persian , Hindi , Turkish , or other languages of the Middle East and Asia . As such, Mizrahi Hebrew is actually a blanket term for many dialects. Sephardi Hebrew is not considered one of these, although it has been spoken in the Middle East and North Africa . The Sephardim were expellees from Spain , and settled among the Mizrahim, but in countries such as Syria and Morocco there was a fairly high degree of convergence between the Sephardi and the local pronunciations of Hebrew.Yemenite Hebrew is also considered quite separate, as it has a wholly different system for the pronunciation of the vowels.The same terms are sometimes used for the pronunciation of modern Israeli Hebrew by Jews of Arab or other Mizrahi origins.This is generally a compromise between standard Israeli Hebrew and the traditional liturgical pronunciation as described in this article.
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Mizrahi Hebrew or Eastern Hebrew refers to any of the pronunciation systems for Biblical Hebrew used liturgically by Mizrahi Jews , that is, Jews originating in Arab countries or further east, and with a background of Arabic , Persian , or other languages of the Middle East and Asia . As such, Mizrahi Hebrew is actually a blanket term for many dialects. Sephardi Hebrew is not considered one of these, although it has been spoken in the Middle East and North Africa . The Sephardim were expellees from Spain , and settled among the Mizrahim, but in countries such as Syria and Morocco there was a fairly high degree of convergence between the Sephardi and the local pronunciations of Hebrew. Yemenite Hebrew is also considered quite separate, as it has a wholly different system for the pronunciation of the vowels. The same terms are sometimes used for the pronunciation of modern Israeli Hebrew by Jews of Arab or other Mizrahi origins. This is generally a compromise between standard Israeli Hebrew and the traditional liturgical pronunciation as described in this article.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mizrahi Hebrew , or Eastern Hebrew , refers to any of the pronunciation systems for Biblical Hebrew used liturgically by Mizrahi Jews : Jews from Arab countries or east of them and with a background of Arabic , Persian or other languages of the Middle East and Asia . As such, Mizrahi Hebrew is actually a blanket term for many dialects. Sephardi Hebrew is not considered one of these, even if it has been spoken in the Middle East and North Africa . The Sephardim were expellees from Spain and settled among the Mizrahim, but in countries such as Syria and Morocco, there was a fairly high degree of convergence between the Sephardi and the local pronunciations of Hebrew. Yemenite Hebrew is also considered quite separate, as it has a wholly different system for the pronunciation of vowels. The same terms are sometimes used for the pronunciation of Modern Hebrew by Jews of Mizrahi origins.It is generally a compromise between Modern Standard Hebrew and the traditional liturgical pronunciation as described in this article.A common form of such compromise is the use of [ ħ ] and [ ʕ ] for and , respectively, with most or all other sounds pronounced as in Standard Israeli Hebrew.
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Pronunciation system for Biblical Hebrew ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mizrahi Hebrew , or Eastern Hebrew , refers to any of the pronunciation systems for Biblical Hebrew used liturgically by Mizrahi Jews : Jews from Arab countries or east of them and with a background of Arabic , Persian or other languages of Asia . As such, Mizrahi Hebrew is actually a blanket term for many dialects. Sephardi Hebrew is not considered one of these, even if it has been spoken in the Middle East and North Africa . The Sephardim were expellees from Spain and settled among the Mizrahim, but in countries such as Syria and Morocco, there was a fairly high degree of convergence between the Sephardi and the local pronunciations of Hebrew. Yemenite Hebrew is also considered quite separate, as it has a wholly different system for the pronunciation of vowels. The same terms are sometimes used for the pronunciation of Modern Hebrew by Jews of Mizrahi origins. It is generally a compromise between Modern Standard Hebrew and the traditional liturgical pronunciation as described in this article. A common form of such compromise is the use of [ ħ ] , [ r ] and [ ʕ ] for ח , ר and ע , respectively, with most or all other sounds pronounced as in Standard Israeli Hebrew.
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Pronunciation system for Biblical Hebrew ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mizrahi Hebrew , or Eastern Hebrew ( Hebrew : הגייה מזרחית , romanized : hăgiyyâ mizrāḥît , lit. ' eastern pronunciation ' ), is a group of pronunciation systems for Biblical Hebrew used liturgically by Mizrahi Jews : Jews from Arab countries or east of them and with a background of Arabic , Persian or other languages of Asia . As such, Mizrahi Hebrew is actually a blanket term for many dialects. Sephardi Hebrew is not considered one of these, even if it has been spoken in the Middle East and North Africa . The Sephardim were expellees from Spain and settled among the Mizrahim, but in countries such as Syria and Morocco, there was a fairly high degree of convergence between the Sephardi and the local pronunciations of Hebrew. Yemenite Hebrew is also considered quite separate, as it has a wholly different system for the pronunciation of vowels. The same terms are sometimes used for the pronunciation of Modern Hebrew by Jews of Mizrahi origins. It is generally a compromise between Modern Standard Hebrew and the traditional liturgical pronunciation as described in this article. A common form of such compromise is the use of [ ħ ] , [ r ] and [ ʕ ] for ח , ר and ע , respectively, with most or all other sounds pronounced as in Standard Israeli Hebrew .
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group of pronunciation systems for biblical hebrew used background of arabic
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