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Modern Hebrew

American  

noun

  1. the living language of modern Israel, a revived form of ancient Hebrew. ModHeb, Mod. Heb.


Modern Hebrew British  

noun

  1. the official language of the state of Israel; a revived form of ancient Hebrew

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Etymology

Origin of Modern Hebrew

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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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

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

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)