The Hebrew particle Ben, meaning "son" forms part of many personal names in
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Ben — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Ben imagesize= caption= pronunciation= Ben gender = Male meaning = region = origin = related names = Benjamin, Benjamen, Benedict, Bengt footnotes = Ben is often a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or… … Wikipedia
BEN-YEHUDA, ELIEZER — (1858–1922), Hebrew writer and lexicographer, generally considered the father of modern Hebrew, and one of the first active Zionist leaders. Born Eliezer Yiẓḥak Perelman in Luzhky, Lithuania, he officially adopted the pseudonym Ben Yehuda, which… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hebrew language — Hebrew redirects here. For other uses, see Hebrew (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Yiddish language. Hebrew עִבְרִית … Wikipedia
Hebrew astronomy — refers to any astronomy written in Hebrew or by Hebrew speakers, or translated into Hebrew. It also includes an unusual type of literature from the Middle Ages: works written in Arabic but transcribed in the Hebrew alphabet. It includes a range… … Wikipedia
BEN SIRA, WISDOM OF — (also called Ecclesiasticus), a work of the Apocrypha, which, though usually known by this name, may have been called by its author, The Words of Simeon b. Jeshua, the title found on the Hebrew fragments. In Greek the book is called Σοφία (ʾIήσου … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hebrew labor — ( he. עבודה עברית, Avoda Ivrit ) refers to the concept of hiring Jewish workers in Ottoman and Mandate Palestine.BackgroundOttoman eraDuring the Second Aliyah period many Jewish immigrants to the Land of Israel sought year round jobs on the… … Wikipedia
Hebrew Language and Literature — • Hebrew was the language spoken by the ancient Israelites, and in which were composed nearly all of the books of the Old Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hebrew Language and Literature Hebrew … Catholic encyclopedia
Hebrew — Hebrew Language and Literature † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hebrew Language and Literature Hebrew was the language spoken by the ancient Israelites, and in which were composed nearly all of the books of the Old Testament. The name Hebrew … Catholic encyclopedia
Ben Gurion International Airport — נמל התעופה בן גוריון IATA: TLV – ICAO: LLBG … Wikipedia
BEN ZE'EV, JUDAH LEIB — (1764–1811), grammarian and lexicographer; the first Jewish scholar to apply Western research methods to the study of Hebrew. Born near Cracow, Ben Ze ev received a traditional Jewish education, but covertly, on his own, studied Hebrew philology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
