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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858–1922) ( אליעזר בן יהודה ) is often regarded as the "reviver of the Hebrew language" ("מחיה השפה העברית"): [12] he was the first to raise the concept of reviving Hebrew, to publish articles in newspapers on the topic, and he initiated the project known as the Ben-Yehuda Dictionary. [19]
Modern Hebrew ( עִבְרִית חֲדָשָׁה ʿĪvrīt ḥadašá [ivˈʁit χadaˈʃa] ), also called Israeli Hebrew or simply Hebrew, is the standard form of the Hebrew language spoken today. Developed as part of Hebrew's revival in the late 19th century and early 20th century, it is the official language of the State of Israel, and the ...
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Modern Hebrew is the primary official language of the State of Israel. As of 2013 [update], there are about 9 million Hebrew speakers worldwide, [78] of whom 7 million speak it fluently. [79] [80] [81] Currently, 90% of Israeli Jews are proficient in Hebrew, and 70% are highly proficient. [82]
Oct 15, 2010 · The process of the Hebrew language revival began on October 13th 1881, as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and his friends agreed to exclusively speak Hebrew in their conversations. As a result, the language ...
- DANIEL BENSADOUN
In fact, Hebrew hadn’t been a living, breathing language since way back in the time of the Bar Kochva revolt in 135 CE. Given the situation, it’s hardly surprising that Theodor Herzl – the father of modern Zionism – thought the language of the future Jewish state should be German. Others disagreed. And one man – Eliezer Ben Yehuda ...
The transition from Medieval to Modern or Israeli Hebrew came about slowly, over several decades. According to some experts, a new phase of the language had already begun in the 16th century. Among its earliest manifestations were A. dei Rossi’s Me’or Einayim(1574), the first Hebrew play by J. Sommo (1527‑92), and the first Yiddish ...
