Hebrew Language

Hebrew (עִבְרִית‎, Ivrit , IPA: [ivˈʁit] or [ʕivˈɾit]) is a Northwest Semitic language native to Israel. In 2013, Modern Hebrew was spoken by over nine million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites, Judeans and their ancestors; however, the language was not referred to by the name "Hebrew" in the Tanakh itself. Mishnah Gitin 9:8 refers to the language as Ivrit meaning Hebrew, however Mishnah Megillah refers to the Hebrew language as Ashurit meaning Assyrian, which is a metonym derived from the name of the alphabet in contrast to Ivrit meaning the paleo-Hebrew alphabet . …

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JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 31 May 2024 English

Indeed, after the initial phase of airstrikes and as the IDF began to better understand The October 7 War: Observations, October 2023 - May 2024 9 the nature of the …

traps in tandem with other devices, like live Hebrew-language recordings to lure IDF troops into ambushes


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 26 April 2024 English

The words and names used to refer to events are important; they shape people's understanding of the notions they refer to, fix events in the collective memory, and define the …

themselves express their memory in their own Hebrew language'. EU efforts to counter Holocaust denial


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 12 April 2024 English

Humanitarian Efforts l According to Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), from the beginning of the war to April 10, there have been 422,130 tons of humanitarian …

and subsequently confiscated the vehicle. Hebrew-language reports said that the targeted man was Palestinian


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 12 April 2024 English

Humanitarian Efforts l According to Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), from the beginning of the war to April 10, there have been 422,130 tons of humanitarian …

and subsequently confiscated the vehicle. Hebrew-language reports said that the targeted man was Palestinian


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 1 April 2024 English

The Times of Israel noted that “the reference to the projectile’s origin being to the east appears to confirm a claim by the Islamic Resistance of Iraq that it fired …

distant places.” West Bank l On March 31, Hebrew-language media reported that a terrorist who had carried 46,000 meals into northern Gaza. l Citing Hebrew-language reports, The Times of Israel reported on March


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 1 April 2024 English

The Times of Israel noted that “the reference to the projectile’s origin being to the east appears to confirm a claim by the Islamic Resistance of Iraq that it fired …

distant places.” West Bank l On March 31, Hebrew-language media reported that a terrorist who had carried 46,000 meals into northern Gaza. l Citing Hebrew-language reports, The Times of Israel reported on March


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 22 March 2024 English

- The three Hamas operatives are the leader of the Nablus unit, the mastermind of the 2014 abduction and killing of three Israeli teenagers, and a planner of West Bank …

suspicion” at a bus station. According to Hebrew-language media, Zaytoun, a convert to Judaism, had his


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 22 March 2024 English

- The three Hamas operatives are the leader of the Nablus unit, the mastermind of the 2014 abduction and killing of three Israeli teenagers, and a planner of West Bank …

suspicion” at a bus station. According to Hebrew-language media, Zaytoun, a convert to Judaism, had his


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 18 March 2024 English

l On March 17, the IDF detailed its ongoing operations against Hamas in central Gaza, where the Nahal Brigade eliminated approximately 18 Hamas members during the past day, and in …

and Misgav Am. No injuries were reported. l Hebrew-language reports from March 16 indicated that tourists


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 13 March 2024 English

l On March 12, the IDF said that its “troops have launched a pursuit after the terrorist and are conducting searches in the area” after a Palestinian unsuccessfully tried to …

salvo of roughly 30 rockets, and according to Hebrew-language reports, the projectiles landed in unpopulated


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