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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
- Ben-Yehuda Dictionary, the first modern Hebrew dictionary, compiled by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, whose first volumes were published in 1908.
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Ben-Yehuda Dictionary, the first modern Hebrew dictionary, compiled by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, whose first volumes were published in 1908. The Present Tense Dictionary , compiled by two members of the Academy of the Hebrew Language, edited in the present tense method, published in 1995, and reprinted in 2007. Sapir Dictionary
Ben-Yehuda's dictionary was the most popular and comprehensive dictionary of the Hebrew language among the people until "Even-Shoshan Dictionary" by Avraham Even-Shoshan was published. The dictionary made significant contributions to the lexicographic research of the Hebrew language.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was the first to create a historical dictionary: The Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew, 1908-1959, which brought together Hebrew from different eras. Nonetheless, one man alone cannot truly complete such an enormous project.
Apr 12, 2024 · Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858-1922), A Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew (מילון הלשון העברית הישנה והחדשה). Published from 1908 to 1959 in 17 volumes.
Ben-Yehuda began collecting material for the creation of a Modern Hebrew dictionary when he arrived in Israel, and never ceased expanding the language, frequently spending 18-hour workdays developing new words and writing articles.
He was the initiator of the first modern Hebrew dictionary known as the Ben-Yehuda Dictionary and he became known as the "reviver" (המחיה) of the Hebrew language, despite opposition to some of the words he coined. [4]
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The first attempt to compile such a comprehensive dictionary was made by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858-1922), known as the “reviver of the Hebrew language”: Millon ha-Lashon ha-'Ivrit ha-Yeshana ve-ha-Hadasha (A Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew, 1908-1959).
