Hebrew

Example Sentences

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As a child in New Orleans, Mr. Lemann never attended a bar mitzvah or bris; he heard neither Yiddish nor Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

As a child in New Orleans, Nicholas Lemann never attended a bar mitzvah or heard Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Hatzola, the Hebrew word for save or rescue, is a large non-profit, Jewish-led organisation that provides a free emergency medical response and transportation to hospitals by volunteer medics.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Some tasks involve translating ancient Palmyrene inscriptions, while others require identifying tiny anatomical structures in birds or analyzing detailed features of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

“Speaking of the script, would you hate me if I asked you to rerecord? You were pronouncing your Yiddish like Hebrew again. It’s supposed to be KHA-vertes; front-load the emphasis...”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny