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In Israel, today (Wednesday) is the Hebrew Language Day, which is an awareness day for promoting the status of the Hebrew language.

Hebrew is woven into the story of Ben Yehuda's life.

Thus, for example, when his eldest son (Ben-Zion, who later changed his name to Itamar) was born, he determined that his son would only hear Hebrew speech, and forbade his wife Deborah to speak with him in other languages.

But there were members of the Hebrew language committee who saw his proposals as far-reaching and sought to stop him.

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What bothered Ben Yehuda was the fact that the Hebrew language lacked words for "the simple matters of life".

That is, words that will be used for everyday needs.

Among other things, he sought to create new words out of nothing, and sometimes took roots from the Arabic language and cast them into Hebrew molds.

In total, Ben Yehuda innovated about 220 words, of which about three quarters were absorbed into Hebrew: he innovated names of foods, for example

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Names with impressive weight such as

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Words denoting tools and devices, such as

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, as well as many other useful words including

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, a

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Today the chosen word will be revealed.

In the meantime, you are invited to dive with us into the renewed words, trying to understand their meaning.

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And of all the postcards

And with all the problems

A people was created and a land arose

And a language that has fallen asleep

She started waking up again

And talking and talking...

("The Convoy Song", lyrics: Ali Mohr)

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