diff --git a/homeassistant/util/language.py b/homeassistant/util/language.py
index 615024e059c..4ec8c74ffa9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/util/language.py
+++ b/homeassistant/util/language.py
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ import re
 from homeassistant.const import MATCH_ALL
 
 SEPARATOR_RE = re.compile(r"[-_]")
+SAME_LANGUAGES = (
+    # no = spoken Norwegian
+    # nb = written Norwegian (Bokmål)
+    ("nb", "no"),
+    # he = Hebrew new code
+    # iw = Hebrew old code
+    ("he", "iw"),
+)
 
 
 def preferred_regions(
@@ -60,9 +68,7 @@ def is_language_match(lang_1: str, lang_2: str) -> bool:
         # Exact match
         return True
 
-    if {lang_1, lang_2} == {"no", "nb"}:
-        # no = spoken Norwegian
-        # nb = written Norwegian (Bokmål)
+    if tuple(sorted([lang_1, lang_2])) in SAME_LANGUAGES:
         return True
 
     return False
diff --git a/tests/util/test_language.py b/tests/util/test_language.py
index 41f3ef4b301..cc4e5d66c31 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_language.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_language.py
@@ -226,3 +226,39 @@ def test_no_nb_prefer_exact_regions() -> None:
         "no-AA",
         ["en-US", "en-GB", "no-AA", "nb-AA"],
     ) == ["no-AA", "nb-AA"]
+
+
+def test_he_iw_same() -> None:
+    """Test that the he/iw are interchangeable."""
+    assert language.matches(
+        "he",
+        ["en-US", "en-GB", "iw"],
+    ) == ["iw"]
+    assert language.matches(
+        "iw",
+        ["en-US", "en-GB", "he"],
+    ) == ["he"]
+
+
+def test_he_iw_prefer_exact() -> None:
+    """Test that the exact language is preferred even if an interchangeable language is available."""
+    assert language.matches(
+        "he",
+        ["en-US", "en-GB", "iw", "he"],
+    ) == ["he", "iw"]
+    assert language.matches(
+        "he",
+        ["en-US", "en-GB", "he", "iw"],
+    ) == ["he", "iw"]
+
+
+def test_he_iw_prefer_exact_regions() -> None:
+    """Test that the exact language/region is preferred."""
+    assert language.matches(
+        "he-IL",
+        ["en-US", "en-GB", "iw-IL", "he-IL"],
+    ) == ["he-IL", "iw-IL"]
+    assert language.matches(
+        "he-IL",
+        ["en-US", "en-GB", "he-IL", "iw-IL"],
+    ) == ["he-IL", "iw-IL"]