Modern Hebrew
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Modern Hebrew
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Modern Hebrew drew not only from earlier forms of the language but from Polish, Yiddish, Russian, and various dialects of Arabic.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2019
Modern Hebrew literature—its beats and its tenor, its themes and its subjects—was a source of pride, as broad in range as it was particular.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2019
Gil Zahavi, an instructor in Modern Hebrew at Oxford University, did not respond to a request for comment.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
Says he: "Modern Hebrew is my torture, my love affair and my musical instrument."
From Time Magazine Archive
Modern Hebrew has selected a word whose root is "knowledge."
From Theologico-Political Treatise — Part 4 by Elwes, R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro)
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