Ivrit

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. The Modern Hebrew language.

Example Sentences

  • "David and Solomon spoke Biblical Hebrew, but today's Israelis speak Ivrit."

  • "Daddy, how do you say bagel in Ivrit?" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • עברית ivrit

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

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