The word "hostages" was voted as the word of the year by thousands among the Israeli public, the Academy of the Hebrew Language announced on Tuesday, the day marking Hebrew Language Day. According to ...

Every Israeli can suggest new words to the academy, and the academy’s board meets periodically to discuss the propositions and accept or reject them. Academy members, naturally, also propose words.

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. The ...

This is a word very common in Israeli conversation and it can have a few distinct nuances: As an exclamation, “Nonsense!” or when characterizing others’ opinions as “nonsense” or “stupid.” But, ...

Ahead of this year's Hebrew Language Day which falls on Dec. 25, milk cartons in Israel's supermarkets have been printed with some new Hebrew words. Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2021 shows milk cartons ...

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Typography designer Liron Lavi Turkenich has created a stylized writing system that merges the two ancient alphabets into a single giant one. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Middle East peace may remain out of reach ...

It is amazing how a word that signifies “holy of holies of the temple or tabernacle” is actually a loan word from a “pagan” language: the Sumerian word akkadian, which became e-kal or “big house, ...

“Horses neigh and donkeys bray.” As every English-speaking child knows, roosters say “cock-a-doodle-do.” Yet, Israeli children will tell you that roosters crow, “koo-koo-ri-koo.” Similarly, while ...

The religious language that lay dormant for millennia is now global, used by millions of people around the world—including in China. The Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, is ...