Hebrew poetry is poetry written in the Hebrew language. It encompasses such things as:
- Biblical poetry, the poetry found in the poetic books of the Hebrew Bible
- Piyyut, religious Jewish liturgical poetry in Hebrew or Aramaic
- Medieval Hebrew poetry written in Hebrew
- Modern Hebrew poetry, poetry written after the revival of the Hebrew language
See also:
- List of Hebrew language poets
- Hebrew literature
- Israeli literature
- Jewish literature
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