Modern Hebrewn. The Hebrew language as used from the 1700s to the present, and an official language of Israel. Also called New Hebrew.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Modern Hebrew n (Languages) the official language of the state of Israel; a revived form of ancient Hebrew Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Mod?ern He?brew n. the language of the modern state of Israel, a revived form of Biblical and Mishnaic Hebrew. Abbr.: ModHeb Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.