Hebraization

/ˌhɛbrəaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of making something Hebrew in character, language, or culture, or adopting Hebrew practices and traditions.

Etymology

From Hebrew (Hebraize) + -ation (suffix forming nouns of action). The root 'Hebrew' comes from Arabic 'ibri' meaning 'one from the other side.' The suffix -ation comes from Latin, creating a noun that describes the act or process of Hebraizing.

Kelly Says

This word captures one of history's great cultural movements—how Jewish communities throughout the diaspora gradually readopted Hebrew after centuries of speaking Aramaic, Greek, and other languages. It's the linguistic equivalent of a cultural homecoming that accelerated dramatically in the 1800s and 1900s.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እብራይስጥ
e-bra-is-t
ARالعربية
إحْدَاثِيّة
i-ḥ-dāthiyya
BNবাংলা
হিব্রুকরণ
hi-bru-karan
CACatalà
hebreu
e-breu
CSČeština
hebrejizace
he-brej-zi-za-ce
DADansk
hebraisering
he-bra-i-ser-ing
DEDeutsch
Hebräisierung
he-bra-i-zierung
ELΕλληνικά
εβραϊκή
evraiki
ESEspañol
hebraización
e-bra-i-zah-sioon
FAفارسی
عبرانی
e-braani
FISuomi
heprealaistaminen
he-pre-a-li-sta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
hébraïsation
e-bra-i-sa-syon
GUGU
એબ્રાહમીય
e-bra-hami-ee
HAHA
Hebrew
hee-brew
HEעברית
עברית
e-ivrit
HIहिन्दी
यहूदीकरण
yahudi-karan
HUMagyar
héberizálás
he-ber-i-zalas
IDBahasa Indonesia
Hebrewisasi
hee-bra-i-sa-si
IGIG
Hebrew
hee-brew
ITItaliano
ebraizzazione
e-bra-i-zah-sioon
JA日本語
ヘブライ化
heburai-ka
KKKK
Еврей
ye-vre-y
KMKM
អេប្រាំ
e-braam
KO한국어
히브리화
hi-be-ri-hwa
MRMR
हेब्रू
he-bru
MSBahasa Melayu
Hebrew
hee-brew
MYမြန်မာ
Hebrew
hee-brew
NLNederlands
Hebreeuwsing
he-bree-uws-ing
NONorsk
hebraisering
he-bra-i-ser-ing
PAPA
Hebrew
hee-brew
PLPolski
hebraizacja
he-bra-ji-za-tsya
PTPortuguês
hebraização
e-bra-i-zah-sioon
RORomână
ebraizare
e-brai-za-re
RUРусский
евреизм
yevreizm
SVSvenska
hebreisering
he-bre-i-ser-ing
SWKiswahili
Kiebrania
kee-bre-an-ya
TAதமிழ்
எபிரேயமாக்கல்
e-bra-ey-ma-kkal
TEతెలుగు
హీబ్రూకరణ
hee-bruu-karan
THไทย
การเฮบรู
garan he-bruu
TLTL
pamamasukat sa wikang Hebreo
pa-ma-mas-ukat sa wikang He-breo
TRTürkçe
İbranileştirme
ee-bra-ni-les-tir-meh
UKУкраїнська
євреїзація
yevreizatsyya
URاردو
عبرانی
e-braani
VITiếng Việt
Hellen hóa
he-len-hoa
YOYO
Hebrew
hee-brew
ZH中文
希伯来化
xi hé lái huà
ZUZU
Hebrew
hee-brew

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