Academy of the Hebrew Language
Hebrew Language Academy renames orange butterfly to honor Ariel Bibas
This specific butterfly was chosen to honor Ariel not just for its orange wings, but because Ariel is one of Jerusalem’s 70 names, the academy explained.
'Reflecting our reality': 'Hostages' voted as Hebrew word of the year
Dear Iranians: Hebrew Language Academy corrects Iranian poster threatening Israel
Khamenei tweets in Hebrew, gets mocked by Israelis for poor grammar
New Hebrew letter from Dead Sea Scrolls announced in Language Academy April Fool's joke
While assumed to be a light-hearted joke, the post provides a practical solution to a sound that the current Aleph Bet doesn't cover.
Sinkhole, governance, delusion: Israel's words of the year 2022
Last year's word of the year was "tirlul" which means "trolling" in English.
B'nai Brith, UNESCO to hold Hebrew symposium in Paris
The conference, entitled "Hebrew as a Treasure of Human Heritage," will mark a century since the passing of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, who is widely regarded as the father of modern Hebrew.
Politics, health terms feature in new words added to Hebrew dictionary
Terms and phrases borrowed by Hebrew speakers such as capitalism, activism, legitimacy and asymptomatic were given official Hebrew translations.
My Word: Israeli road signs and wonders
Even minding its Ps and Qs, the end result could still be Petah Tiqwa instead of Petah (or Petach) Tikvah.
One-third of couples say COVID-19 harmed sex life - study
On Israel Family Day, more couples were found desiring divorce due to the pandemic as trust in teacher plummeted.
My Word: The battle over Hebrew
Hebrew Language Academy spars with Hebrew U again over English programs
"We call upon the management of the Hebrew University to retract its intention to teach in English," the Academy wrote in a press release.
What are the most Israeli words?
The Academy of the Hebrew Language has picked one word for each of the country's seven decades.
The Israeli academy continuing the unprecedented revival of the Hebrew language
In Biblical Hebrew, there were approximately 7,000 words. Modern Hebrew has approximately 33,000 words.
