Modern Hebrew referred to as Hebrew or Israeli Hebrew, is the standard form of the Hebrew language that is spoken today. There are roughly nine million native speakers in the language, and this number continues to grow. Modern Hebrew should not be confused with Biblical Hebrew. Biblical Hebrew is what is written in the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament. It is primarily used and studied by those in partake in religious studies. Biblical Hebrew is limited in vocabulary in comparison to Modern Hebrew.
Hebrew Pod101: Modern Hebrew Vs. Biblical Hebrew
The differences between Modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew can be compared to English and Old English. The modernized language is more useful when communicating to other people and can be studied for academically and non-academic reasons.
There are twenty-two letters in the Hebrew alphabet, and it is written from right to left. Here is a video that goes over the "Aleph-Bet"
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