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1. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleHebrew wasn’t spoken for 2,000 years. Here’s how it was revived.

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   May 11, 2023 · Hebrew wasn’t spoken for 2,000 years. Here’s how it was revived. The religious language that lay dormant for millennia is now global, used by millions of people around the world—including in...

   • Author: Allie Yang

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3. www.timesofisrael.com › spotlight › reviving-jewishReviving Jewish identity: The power of modern Hebrew in today ...

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   May 16, 2024 · 16 May 2024, 9:40 pm. David Gordon, a student from New Jersey in Israel, helping Kibbutzim and learning Hebrew. In a world where the echoes of history often shape our present, language stands...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Modern_HebrewModern Hebrew - Wikipedia

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   Modern Hebrew is considered to be a koiné language based on historical layers of Hebrew that incorporates foreign elements, mainly those introduced during the most critical revival period between 1880 and 1920, as well as new elements created by speakers through natural linguistic evolution.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Revival_of_the_Hebrew_languageRevival of the Hebrew language - Wikipedia

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   Modern Hebrew was one of three official languages of Mandatory Palestine, and after the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948, one of two official languages of Israel, along with Modern Arabic. In July 2018, a new law made Hebrew the sole official language of the state of Israel, giving Arabic a "special status".

6. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org › eliezer-ben-yehudaHebrew: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & the Revival of Hebrew

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   This fact was acknowledged by the British mandate authorities, who on November 29, 1922, recognized Hebrew as the official language of the Jews in Palestine. The Hebrew revival was now complete, and Ben-Yehuda's lifelong dream had been fulfilled.

7. www.myjewishlearning.com › article › eliezer-ben-yehudaEliezer Ben-Yehuda and the Making of Modern Hebrew | My ...

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   The other elements of Ben-Yehuda’s revival project were the use of Hebrew as a language of instruction and study in schools, and the creation of a vocabulary that would make Hebrew a tenable language for national use.

8. langfocus.com › language-features › how-differentHow Different are Modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew? - LangFocus

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   Jan 19, 2015 · The revival of Hebrew as a spoken language in the 19th century is one of those amazing linguistic stories that makes people wonder. How could a religious-cultural group recreate the language of their ancestors and re-adopt it as a mother language after not speaking it for 2000 years? Is that really possible? Well, yes – they did it.