Ben Yehudah

[ ben yuh-hoo-duh ]

/ ˌbɛn yəˈhu də /

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El·i·ez·er

[el-ee-ez-er], /ˌɛl iˈɛz ər/, 1858–1922, Jewish scholar, born in Lithuania.

QUIZZES

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Ben is not Orthodox or particularly committed to adhering to traditional Jewish laws.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I have a survivalist instinct,” said Ben, a 28-year-old New Yorker.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That quote has been misattributed to him since it first appeared in 1881, when Ben would have been 175 years old.
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The revelation that, at age 42, Ben Affleck has one hell of an ass.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014|Kevin Fallon|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I made the film with my two best friends from high school, Ben Solomon and Filippo Chia.
Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Decker's and Ben Jonson's works abound in allusions to tobacco, its uses and abuses.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
I never see sech hosses; 'n' they're jest like kittens; they've ben drefful pets, I allow.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
I can hardly help laughing at this myself; for, Se non e vero, ben Trovato!
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope|Colley Cibber
Ben Jonson loved the 'durne weed,' and describes its every accident with the gusto of a connoisseur.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Captain Hallongton had taken the trouble of finding out Black Ben's manner of doing business and had laid his plans accordingly.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews