Hebrew, the Revitalised Language

Hebrew is the only language in the world that had already died out as a native language and was then successfully revived. New Hebrew (Hebrew עברית Iwrit) is the pointedly planned derivative of the Old and Middle Hebrew that had been passed on in written form alone for almost 2000 years. Since the beginning of the 20th century and most notably owing to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, Hebrew was revitalised and today is the mother tongue of 5 million people.

Many colloquial expressions were acquired initially from the Russian and the Arabic in particular. Words were also borrowed from other languages, e.g. English, German, Yiddish and French, in order to create in this way a language for the yet to be established Jewish state. Both vocabulary and grammar were frequently aligned with the patterns of European languages. With the increased immigration of Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern Jews, New Hebrew also regained some of its original Semitic.

In Israel proper there are two different ways of pronouncing the Hebrew, which are reflected in the written word too: the Ashkenazic and the Sephardic of Jerusalem. The latter is considered as the standard in the Israeli state media.

The historically evolved cultural and ethnic distinctions between Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews both find their place in the shared state of Israel. Today, beside the Ashkenazic and Sephardic line, Israel joins Near Eastern and Ethiopian Jewry too in a multicultural nation. These cultural differences should be taken into account for Hebrew translations, particularly for media translations. Transline collaborates with experienced Hebrew translators who guarantee an optimal translation.

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  • Hebrew in medicine, medical technology and pharmaceuticals
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  • Hebrew in environmental protection and environmental technology
  • Hebrew in biotechnology
  • Hebrew in chemistry
  • Hebrew in the electrical industry
  • Hebrew in energy generation
  • Hebrew in hardware
  • Hebrew in information technology
  • Hebrew in communications
  • Hebrew in aviation and space technology
  • Hebrew in the automotive industry
  • Hebrew in mechanical engineering and plant construction
  • Hebrew in EDP
  • Hebrew in the metalworking industry
  • Hebrew in telecommunications
  • Hebrew in the packaging industry
  • Hebrew in the paper industry
  • Hebrew in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Hebrew in pneumatics
  • Hebrew in software
  • Hebrew for machinery and vehicles for construction