Hebrew Language: Revived and Still Evolving
Posted by Sigal Mendelson on June 22, 2009 under Israel history, Learn Hebrew | 
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Interesting what Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the reviver of Hebrew language would have said had he met with the members of The Academy of the Hebrew Language .
| Eliezer Ben-Yehuda dedicated his life to reviving the Hebrew language, into a daily spoken language. He faced the opposition of the orthodox that regarded Hebrew as holy and allowed for payer only. He regarded Hebrew and Zionism as symbiotic: “The Hebrew language can live only if we revive the nation and return it to the fatherland”. |
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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda’s lifetime’s project still continues thanks to the dedicated work of the Hebrew Language Academy. Modern Hebrew is constantly evolving with new words replace the outdated or added to describe new terminology as the need arises.
The Academy of the Hebrew Language
The Academy of the Hebrew Language is a one-of-a-kind institution established with the mission to monitor and support the development of the Hebrew language based history and research. The Academy operates under a state law accepted by the k’neset (Israeli parliament) in 1953 and is entitled as “The Supreme Institute of Hebrew Language Science”.
The Academy dictates in the Hebrew linguistic arena. Its regulations relating to grammar, terminology, etc. are regularly published in “Reshumot” (the Academy’s official publication) are binding all official Israeli agencies and institutions.
New words recently published by the Academy of the Hebrew Language:
| English | How pronounced | Hebrew |
| Organizer | Sodran |
סוֹדְרַן |
| Label | Tavit |
תוִית |
| Variation | Hegven |
הֶגְוֵן |
| Baby Leaves (used for salad) | Alalim |
עַלְעַלִּים |
| Croutons | Tznumonim |
צְנִימוֹנִים |
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Hebew Student said,
This is a really great post. Eliezer ben Yehuda had an immense knowledge of Hebrew down through the centuries, so that modern Hebrew fits in easily with the Hebrew of the Bible, the Mishnah, and all other forms of Hebrew for hundreds of years. He truly was a genius. God used him to revive Hebrew into a spoken language.
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