In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the "supreme foundation for the science of the hebrew language"”. Today it says “established by the israeli government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the hebrew languag”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the "supreme foundation for the science of the hebrew language"”. Today it says “established by the israeli government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the hebrew languag”.
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Academy of the Hebrew Language (האקדמיה ללשון העברית) is the "Supreme Foundation for the Science of the Hebrew Language", founded by the Israeli Government in 1953 .1The Academy is responsible for creating new Hebrew words to keep up with today's rapidly changing society.2In addition, the Academy has the final say concerning matters of spelling and grammar.3
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Academy of the Hebrew Language, Givat Ram , Jerusalem The Academy of the Hebrew Language ( , HaAqademya LaLashon HaIvrith ) was established by the Israeli Government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language".It replaced the Hebrew Language Committee (Vaʻad ha-lashon ha-ʻIvrit), which was established in 1890. The Academy is responsible for creating new Hebrew words to keep up with today's rapidly changing society. In addition, the Academy regulates spelling, grammar and vocabulary for government publications and the educational system.Although the organisation's tasks include creating new words from Hebrew roots and structures to replace loanwords derived from other languages, its own name is a loanword, "aqademya" .See [1] for an explanation (Hebrew)
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The Academy of the Hebrew Language ( , HaAkademya laLashon ha'Ivrit ) was established by the Israeli government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem of Givat Ram campus." Minority Languages and Language Policy: The Case of Arabic in Israel
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Israeli institution established in 1953 The Academy of the Hebrew Language ( , ha-akademyah la-lashon ha-ivrit ) was established by the Israeli government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem of Givat Ram campus." Its stated aims are to assemble and research the Hebrew language in all its layers throughout the ages; to investigate the origin and development of the Hebrew tongue; and to direct the course of development of Hebrew, in all areas, including vocabulary , grammar , writing , spelling , and transliteration .Since 2022, the Academy has been headed by Moshe Bar-Asher .It is composed of 42 members, in addition to having members who serve as academic advisors, as well as honorary members.Every person is entitled to query the Academy on language matters and to receive a formal reply.
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Israeli institution established in 1953 The Academy of the Hebrew Language ( Hebrew : הָאָקָדֶמְיָה לַלָּשׁוֹן הָעִבְרִית , ha-akademyah la-lashon ha-ivrit ) was established by the Israeli government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem of Givat Ram campus." Its stated aims are to assemble and research the Hebrew language in all its layers throughout the ages; to investigate the origin and development of the Hebrew tongue; and to direct the course of development of Hebrew, in all areas, including vocabulary , grammar , writing , spelling , and transliteration . Since 2022, the Academy has been headed by Aharon Maman. It is composed of 42 members, in addition to having members who serve as academic advisors, as well as honorary members. Every person is entitled to query the Academy on language matters and to receive a formal reply.
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the "supreme foundation for the science of the hebrew language"
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established by the israeli government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the hebrew languag
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