The 2024 edition of our charter (in Hebrew) lays out the following objectives:
- to work on compiling and studying the Hebrew lexicon, in all periods and strata of the language;
- to advance the study of the structure, history, and evolution of Hebrew;
- to guide the development of the language in keeping with Hebrew’s nature, needs, and possibilities in all fields of study and practice, with respect to vocabulary, grammar, orthography, and transliteration;
- to act to maintain Hebrew’s status, increase its esteem, deepen familiarity with it, and increase knowledge of its history among the public.
In pursuit of these objectives the Academy continues to toil on the flagship Historical Dictionary Project, which has analyzed thousands of years of Hebrew works in preparation for writing a comprehensive historical dictionary of the Hebrew language; studies early Modern Hebrew; guides the development of Hebrew by approving new Hebrew words and terms and by setting standard grammar, punctuation, orthography, and transliteration; and engages with the public through an extensive online presence and also through in-person visits at our Cultural and Educational Center, academic and professional-development courses, lectures, special programs for Hebrew Language Day, and more.
Our vision for the future includes a dramatic expansion of both our research capacity and our engagement with the public through the construction of a new home, the Minve, where we will inaugurate research institutes, a visitors’ center, and a museum of the Hebrew language. The Israeli government embraced our vision in a 2012 resolution, and we already have a design for the Minve; but we still need to raise more funds to make this vision a reality.