<P> The revival of the Hebrew language took place in Europe and Israel toward the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century , through which the language 's usage changed from the sacred language of Judaism to a spoken and written language used for daily life in Israel . The process began as Jews started arriving in Palestine in the first half of the nineteenth century and used Hebrew as a lingua franca . However , a parallel development in Europe changed Hebrew from primarily a sacred liturgical language into a literary language which played a key role in the development of nationalist educational programs . Modern Hebrew , along with Modern Arabic , has been an official language in Israel since the British Mandate of Palestine , a situation that continued after the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948 . More than purely a linguistic process , the revival of Hebrew was utilized by Jewish modernization and political movements , and became a tenet of the ideology associated with settlement of the land , Zionism and Israeli policy . </P>
<P> The revival of the Hebrew language took place in Europe and Israel toward the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century , through which the language 's usage changed from the sacred language of Judaism to a spoken and written language used for daily life in Israel . The process began as Jews started arriving in Palestine in the first half of the nineteenth century and used Hebrew as a lingua franca . However , a parallel development in Europe changed Hebrew from primarily a sacred liturgical language into a literary language which played a key role in the development of nationalist educational programs . Modern Hebrew , along with Modern Arabic , has been an official language in Israel since the British Mandate of Palestine , a situation that continued after the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948 . More than purely a linguistic process , the revival of Hebrew was utilized by Jewish modernization and political movements , and became a tenet of the ideology associated with settlement of the land , Zionism and Israeli policy . </P>
when did hebrew become the official language of israel
when did hebrew become the official language of israel
1948
1948