Bigs Quote by Amos Oz

There are certain concepts, which exist in English, and are unthinkable, untranslatable into Hebrew and vice versa. Hebrew has a system of tenses, which…

— Amos Oz

Hebrew is this unique thing that you cannot translate to any other language. It has to do with its history.

— Etgar Keret

I think that, in Hebrew, it's like the language creates a more unique and specific universe even before the story.

— Etgar Keret

Think about Elizabethan English, where the entire English language behaved pretty much like molten lava, like a volcano in mid-eruption. Modern Hebrew has some…

— Amos Oz

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of today.

— Henry David Thoreau

“Hebrew ... linguistic development was far from uniform. Even though they share a number of common tendencies, a variety of Hebrew traditions is seen…

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

There are certain concepts, which exist in english, and are unthinkable, untranslatable into Hebrew and vice versa.

— Amos Oz

Hebrew as a contemporary language, especially for poetry, is no longer the language of the Bible; but neither is it not the language of…

— Cynthia Ozick

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of to-day.

— Henry David Thoreau

The revival of Hebrew, as a spoken language, is a fascinating story, which I'm afraid I cannot squeeze into a few sentences. But, let…

— Amos Oz

Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed.

— Zubin Mehta

Hebrew in America has a bemusing past. The Puritans, out of scriptural piety, once dreamed of establishing Hebrew as the national language.

— Cynthia Ozick