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Modern Hebrew

Latest Mosaic Content for Modern Hebrew

  1. Observation ·

    The Places Where Israelis Take Shelter, and Their Acronyms

    By Philologos

    Mamad ,  mamak ,  mamam ,  mamats —how about some sleep?

    The Places Where Israelis Take Shelter, and Their Acronyms
  2. Observation ·

    Israel’s Changing Relationship with Those Who Leave It

    By Philologos

    As tracked through the waxing and waning value of the Hebrew words for "departees" and "descenders."

    Israel’s Changing Relationship with Those Who Leave It
  3. Observation ·

    Are Biblical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew the Same Language, or Two Different Ones?

    By Philologos

    What separates language from language, and language from dialect.

    Are Biblical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew the Same Language, or Two Different Ones?
  4. Observation ·

    The Famous Israeli Accent, and How It Came About

    By Philologos

    "I em verry heppy to mit you end yourr femily in yourr hawm.”

    The Famous Israeli Accent, and How It Came About
  5. Observation ·

    How Modern Hebrew Developed a Full-Blown Slang in Just a Hundred Years

    By Philologos

    In part, it borrowed extensively from the slangs and vernaculars of other languages. Consider the case of de la shmatte .

    How Modern Hebrew Developed a Full-Blown Slang in Just a Hundred Years
  6. Observation ·

    How English Words Get Entrenched in Israeli Speech, and How to Get Them Out

    By Philologos

    Why the Hebrew word for "shaming" (as in "Facebook shaming") should not be sheyming .

    How English Words Get Entrenched in Israeli Speech, and How to Get Them Out