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May 11, 2023 · The Jewish people were once known as Hebrews for their language, which flourished from roughly the 13th to second centuries B.C.—when the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament, was...
- Allie Yang
The revival of the Hebrew language took place in Europe and Palestine toward the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century, through which the language's usage changed from purely the sacred language of Judaism to a spoken and written language used for daily life in Israel.
In the late 19th century, Zionist leaders decided to “revive” the Hebrew language (which had not been used commonly in everyday speech for more than 1,000 years) to be the official Jewish language in the Land of Israel.
By late antiquity (somewhere between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE), in the wake of the destruction of the Second Temple, Hebrew completely ceased to be a spoken language among Jews. However, it remained an important language of scripture, prayer and learning.
Jul 30, 2019 · The Jewish state would be the focal point for global Jewish unity. But equally importantly, Hebrew would serve to bind together Israeli and American Jews. Ben-Gurion never really developed this ...
Feb 20, 2022 · Bialik pressed Palestine's Jews to speak Hebrew, but 'sinned' himself by using Yiddish, and Tel Aviv officials wanted residents to lie and say they dreamed in Hebrew. A scholar finds that the development of Hebrew as a lingua franca was beset by a complex reality.
By 1948, about 500,000 people gave Hebrew as their first language. The State of Israel now recognizes Arabic only for use by the Arabs. Today, an Arabic speaking Jew may not plead in Arabic. Ben Yehudah did little to establish a style in his use of Hebrew.
