Bible Quote by Herman Wouk

Judaism has always been a strong interest of mine. My two sons speak Hebrew and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature.…

— Herman Wouk

I have never been particularly good with languages. Despite a dozen years of Hebrew school and a lifetime of praying in the language, I'm…

— Joshua Foer

I have been aware since my youth that I am a Hebrew through my mother, and that is something that has played a subtle…

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Not now, for the last three thousand years, Hebrew has been penetrated and fertilized by ancient Semitic languages - by Aramaic, by Greek, by…

— Amos Oz

I enjoyed translating half a Bible page, with my mom back in Australia, into Hebrew.

— Ashley Zukerman

Some people read their Bibles in Hebrew, some in Greek; I like to read mine in the Holy Ghost.

— Smith Wigglesworth

I learned Hebrew from a high school teacher named Mr. Cohen. We would drive down the highway to meet his car, and Jewish boys…

— Israel Horovitz

What happens when you speak colloquial Hebrew is you switch between registers all the time. So in a typical sentence, three words are biblical,…

— Etgar Keret

I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.

— Zubin Mehta

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

— Zubin Mehta

I never learnt Hebrew because my health was fragile, and it was thought that learning Hebrew would be an added burden. I regret it,…

— Anita Brookner

I work in Hebrew. Hebrew is deeply inspired by other languages. Not now, for the last three thousand years, Hebrew has been penetrated and…

— Amos Oz