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Today, January 5, the birthday of the Hebrew revivalist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, marks Hebrew Day 1951. In recent weeks, the Hebrew Language Academy has launched a project to select the most popular Hebrew words in various categories, and here are the results.
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The word of the year 2020 according to the vote of the audience is the word "pen". In second place was the word "mask" and in third place came the word "insulation". Not particularly kind words, but without a doubt the words we will remember especially from the past year.
In the "beloved word" category, the word "mother" won.
The word "love" came in second place and in third place - "family".
In the "slang word that is impossible without it" category, "Sabba" took first place.
In second place "come on" and in third place "Tachles".
The word chosen for the funniest is "Popik".
It is followed by the words "gumetz" and "nozzle".
In the "favorite novelty" category, the word "cheers" picked up first place.
It was followed by a "podcast" and a "hangover".
The beloved favorite word is "orlogin." Followed by "shdema" and "ashmoret."