Abigail means "father of exaltation." It's technically a combined name in Hebrew – avi means "father," and gil means "joy" or ...

poems and works of fiction were written in Hebrew slowly creating a modern Hebrew idiom appropriate for the times. Under the influence of Jewish nationalism and Zionism, modern Hebrew was revived as a ...

Six classic texts of modern Hebrew literature viewed from a variety of critical perspectives. "Reading Hebrew Literature" explores the many ways Israeli literature is read in the United States. In it, ...