Hebrew (עברית)

Hebrew (he, heb) belongs to the Jewish languages. Wikidata records about 9.3M speakers. It is written in Hebrew alphabet. It is an official language in 1 country, including Israel.

Hebrew is right-to-left and usually written without vowel marks; verbs and adjectives are gendered, including second person.

Translated text is usually about the same length as English (roughly -10% to +10%).

In the United States, 225,539 people aged 5+ speak Hebrew at home (Census ACS), and 33,085 of them (15%) speak English less than "very well" — a key indicator of demand for Hebrew translators and interpreters.

Translation guides

• English → Hebrew translation
• Hebrew → English translation

Where Hebrew is official

• Israel

Rates for Hebrew translation

Hebrew falls in our middle eastern & turkic band: roughly $0.09–$0.18 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →

Where Hebrew is spoken in the US, state by state →