Today is Hebrew Language Day 🇮🇱

Hebrew Language Day is marked every year on the birthday of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the driving force behind the revival of Hebrew as a living, spoken language in modern times.

This year, the date of his birthday - on 21st of Tevet - falls on Shabbat, so Hebrew Language Day is being marked today, Thursday, January 8, 2026, instead.

In honor of the day, every year - the Academy of the Hebrew Language - invites the public to vote for the Word of the Year.

Thousands participated - and the word chosen was:

הַבַּיְתָה
Homeward
/ha-'bay-tah/

In second and third place:

בִּינָה מְלָאכוּתִית
Artificial Intelligence
/bee-'nah me-la-khoo-'teet/

תִּקְוָה
Hope
/teek-'vah/

Three words that say so much about this moment in time:

Returning home, technology, and hope.

Hebrew isn’t just a language.

It’s a living story - shaped by history, identity, longing, and renewal.

חַג עִבְרִית שָׂמֵחַ 🤍

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