Modern Hebrew

Modern Hebrew drew not only from earlier forms of the language but from Polish, Yiddish, Russian, and various dialects of Arabic.

They are also scrapping A-level Bengali, Modern Hebrew and Punjabi, for similar reasons which include changes to the way the subjects are assessed.

“Modern Hebrew is rich with phrases alluding to the Bible and rabbic literature,” the Times of Israel said, mock-solemnly recounting editors’ linguistic struggle.

In the case of Modern Hebrew, you’re bringing old language into the modern world, where it has to respond to things like toaster ovens.

Jerusalem's Ben Yehuda Street is named after modern Hebrew's father Modern Hebrew, which can now be heard everywhere on the streets of Israel, has continued to evolve since it was reintroduced as a living language.