Department of Hebrew & Semitic Languages

If you wish to discover the secrets of the Hebrew language, the Department of Hebrew & Semitic Languages at Bar-Ilan University is the place for you. Here you can study all stages of the language: Biblical Hebrew, Rabbinic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Modern Hebrew. We also offer other Semitic languages, including Aramaic, Akkadian, Ugaritic and Phoenician. Our graduates find employment in fields such as research, teaching and copyediting (with a certificate from our copyediting program).