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What unique contribution did Eliezer Ben-Yehuda make to the Hebrew language?

  • Invented it

  • Revived it

  • Translated it

  • Simplified it

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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was a linguist and lexicographer who is credited with reviving the Hebrew language. Hebrew had not been used as a spoken language for centuries, and Ben-Yehuda devoted his life to restoring it to its former glory. He wrote dictionaries, grammar books, and children's stories in Hebrew, and he encouraged people to speak the language in their daily lives.
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