hebrew became the official language of israel in 1948.
when did hebrew become the official language of israel?
1948
the arabic language (alongside hebrew) also remained as an official language in the state of israel for the first 70 years after the proclamation in 1948 until 2018. the knesset canceled the status of arabic as an official language by adopting the relevant on 19 july 2018. this israeli basic law states in no. 4 (a) that ""the state’s language is hebrew.""





























section::::territories where arabic was an official or de facto official language and later replaced or repealed.
list of countries where arabic is an official language
dead sea scrolls archaeologist yigael yadin mentions that three bar kokhba documents he and his team found at nahal hever are written in mishnaic hebrew, and that it was bar kokhba who revived the hebrew language and made hebrew the official language of the state during the bar kokhba revolt (132-135 ad). yadin also notes the shift from aramaic to hebrew during the time of the bar kokhba revolt in his book "bar kokhba: the rediscovery of the legendary hero of the last jewish revolt against imperial rome," yadin notes, "it is interesting that the earlier documents are written in aramaic while the later ones are in hebrew. possibly the change was made by a special decree of bar-kokhba who wanted to restore hebrew as the official language of the state" (page 181). in the book "a roadmap to the heavens: an anthropological study of hegemony among priests, sages, and laymen (judaism and jewish life)" by sigalit ben-zion (page 155), yadin remarks: "it seems that this change came as a result of the order that was given by bar kokhba, who wanted to revive the hebrew language and make it the official language of the state."
mishnaic hebrew