The official language of Israel is HEBREW, which is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is spoken by the majority of the population in Israel and is one of the two official languages of the state, along with Arabic. HEBREW has a long history, having been used as a liturgical language for Judaism since the 10th century BCE. It was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century and is now used in many aspects of Israeli life.