Yisra'el

 

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Hebrew Name:  ישראל

Greek Name:  Ισραήλ

English Name:  State of Israel

Arabic Name:  إسرائيل    

German Name:  Israel

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Main Language:  Hebrew

Other Languages: Yiddish, Yeshivish, Jewish Koine Greek, Yevanic, Shassi, Jedaeo-Iranian, Ladio, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Aramaic, Judeo-Malayalam, etc.

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Current Population:  9,305,440

Latest known Population: 7,412,200

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Interesting Facts:

At the beginning of the establishment of Israel, many wanted to make the official language Yiddish, but people such as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, encouraged the revival of the Hebrew language. It is the official modern day language, regenerated from over 2000 year ago.