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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

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Also known as Eliezer Ben Yehouda, Eliʿezer Ben-Yehudah, Eliezer Ben-Jehudah, E. Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer Ben Judah, Eliezer Yizhak Perelman, Eliezer Ben Yehuda, Eliezer Ben Jehuda

Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist

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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman in 1858 in Lužki, was a lexicographer, linguist, journalist, and grammarian. He worked in the field of linguistics and was a member of the Hebrew Language Committee. He spoke Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Aramaic. His notable works include *Milon (male ṿe-shalem) Rusi-ʻIvri-Ashkenazi*, *ha-Sifrut ha-ʻIvrit ṿa-ʻatidotehah*, *ha-Ḥalom ṿe-shivro*, and *Milon ʻIvri*.

He held citizenship in the Russian Empire, Ottoman Empire, and Mandatory Palestine, and resided in the Russian Empire, Ottoman Palestine, and Mandatory Palestine. He was married to Hemda Ben-Yehuda, and they had children named Itamar Ben-Avi and Dola Ben-Yehuda Wittmann. Ben-Yehuda died of tuberculosis in Jerusalem in 1922. He is buried at the Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery.

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Born
1858
Died
1922
Works
37

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  • Milon (male ṿe-shalem) Rusi-ʻIvri-Ashkenazi
  • ha-Sifrut ha-ʻIvrit ṿa-ʻatidotehah
  • ha-Ḥalom ṿe-shivro
  • Milon (male ṿe-shalem) Rusi-ʻIvri-Ashḳenazi
  • Milon ʻIvri

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Instance of
human
Given name
Eliezer
Gender
male
Citizenship
Mandatory Palestine
Place of birth
Lužki
Place of death
Jerusalem
Spouse
Hemda Ben-Yehuda
Child
Dola Ben-Yehuda Wittmann
Occupation
grammarian
Languages spoken
Aramaic
Field of work
linguistics
Image
Eliezer in his house in Talpiot neighbourhood (id.34235242).jpg
Residence
Ottoman Palestine
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place of burial
Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
Commons category
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
cause of death
tuberculosis
date of birth
1858-01-07
date of death
1922-12-16
manner of death
natural causes
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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
name in native language
אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־יְהוּדָה
birth name
Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman
member of
Hebrew Language Committee
described by source
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
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Encyclopedic overview

Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda (born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman; 7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922) was a Russian–Jewish linguist, lexicographer, and journalist who immigrated to Jerusalem in 1881, when the Ottoman Empire ruled it. He is renowned as the lexicographer of the first Hebrew dictionary and also as the editor of Jerusalem-based HaZvi, one of the first Hebrew newspapers published in Mandatory Palestine. Ben-Yehuda was the primary driving force behind the revival of the Hebrew language.

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