Academy of the Hebrew Language
Official Hebrew language regulator
Episodes
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#5820: Hebraizing the Jewish Name: Ivrut's Rise and CostA booklet, five methods, and 17,000 name changes in a single year — how Israel turned Diaspora surnames into Hebrew ones. -
#5228: Why Israeli Road Signs Still Spell It "TiqwaIsrael's Academy of the Hebrew Language is finally standardizing how place names get written in English — but the Q on the signs has survived every... -
#5227: Who Decides What Hebrew Words Mean?Israel's Academy of the Hebrew Language can coin words the state must use — but it can't make anyone say them. Why 10 million speakers might be the... -
#3476: When Hebrew Became a Living Language AgainThe strange in-between period when a dead language was being invented in real time by children on playgrounds. -
#2855: How Medieval Hebrew Became Israel's HandwritingThe surprising 800-year history of how Ashkenazi cursive became the handwriting taught in Israeli schools today. -
#1982: The Impossible Task of Controlling a Living LanguageHow a government board tries to standardize Hebrew while the public invents words on the fly. -
#1037: From Scrolls to Software: The Engineering of Modern HebrewHow did an ancient liturgical tongue become a language of tech and street talk? Explore the "black swan" resurrection of Modern Hebrew.