Definition

Noun: - Modern Hebrew: The form of the Hebrew language used in contemporary Israel. It is a standardized and revived version of Ancient Hebrew, adapted for modern use as a spoken and written language.

Usage

• Modern Hebrew is used as the primary term to distinguish the contemporary official language of Israel from its historical, liturgical, and literary forms.
• It functions as a proper noun and is typically not used with an article (e.g., "She studies Modern Hebrew").
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Examples

• Modern Hebrew incorporates many loanwords from languages like English and Russian.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in academic and linguistic contexts to discuss language revival, standardization, and sociolinguistics.
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Variants and Related Words

• Hebrew: The broader term for the language family, which includes Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, and Modern Hebrew.
• Israeli Hebrew: A synonym often used interchangeably with "Modern Hebrew."
• Ivrit (עִבְרִית): The native name for the Hebrew language in both its ancient and modern forms.

Synonyms

• Israeli Hebrew

Notes on Meaning

• Modern Hebrew specifically refers to the language as spoken and written since its revival in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is not used to refer to the Hebrew of the Bible or the Talmud, which are termed "Biblical Hebrew" or "Classical Hebrew."

Noun

1. Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew