From its early days Modern Hebrew has drawn on linguistic forms from the various strata of the Hebrew language, and into the linguistic mélange have come in recent times additional forms that have evolved in the living language. The Academy of the Hebrew Language sees its primary role in the field of grammar as adjudicating … Continued
Hebrew is an ancient language that has been spoken over many centuries in the land of Israel and preserved by Jews throughout the Diaspora as a medium of cultural and religious expression. With the rise of Zionism and re-establishment of the State of Israel, the Hebrew language revived as a spoken tongue and has embraced … Continued
Hebrew Word vs. Foreign Word Hebrew Language Stamp One of the Academy’s more prominent committees deals with the creation of new words for general use. Unlike terms associated with specific professions, the initiative for coining general words tends to come from the public, who seek Hebrew alternatives for foreign words that are commonly used in … Continued
The Academy is the premiere global institution for the scientific study of the Hebrew language. Its primary activity is the Historical Dictionary Project (HDP), which was formally established in the 1950s. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was the first to create a historical dictionary: The Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew, 1908-1959, which brought together Hebrew from different eras. Nonetheless, … Continued
From its early days Modern Hebrew has drawn on linguistic forms from the various strata of the Hebrew language, and into the linguistic mélange have come in recent times additional forms that have evolved in the living language. The Academy of the Hebrew Language sees its primary role in the field of grammar as adjudicating … Continued
Based on the best manuscript witnesses from library holdings worldwide, the Historical Dictionary Project has compiled all Hebrew compositions from the postbiblical era to the end of the geonic period. Naturally, for the ancient period, the vast majority of the original manuscripts are no longer extant. Of the witnesses to ancient Hebrew, the most faithful, … Continued
One of the Academy’s major enterprises—undertaken in its role as the supreme institute of the Hebrew language—is the Historical Dictionary of the Hebrew Language. Initiated with the founding of the Academy in the 1950s, the Historical Dictionary Project aims to compile an authoritative historical dictionary of the Hebrew lexicon: the meanings and morphology of words … Continued
Based on the best manuscript witnesses from library holdings worldwide, the Historical Dictionary Project has compiled all Hebrew compositions from the post-biblical era to the end of the geonic period. Naturally, for the ancient period, the vast majority of the original manuscripts are no longer extant. Of the witnesses to ancient Hebrew, the most faithful, unmediated … Continued
Ancient Literature The Historical Dictionary Project has compiled all Hebrew compositions from the post-biblical era to the end of the geonic period. > More on Ancient Literature Medieval Literature The first decades of the Historical Dictionary Project were primarily devoted to collection and analysis of ancient and Haskalah literature, leaving a seven-century gap, from the eleventh … Continued
