 This is what it looks like when a dead language comes to life. My name is India and today you are going to see how the Hebrew language made the ultimate comeback. A dead language is a language that is no longer used for ordinary communication. And Hebrew was considered dead for nearly 2,000 years. But today, Hebrew is spoken by around 9 million people. It is the only language ever to be revived from the dead. It is one of Israel's official languages, along with Arabic. So that's why you can see street signs with both Hebrew and Arabic on them. Being in Israel today, I can see and hear Hebrew everywhere. Just look! My keyboard at work has Hebrew keys. There are entire bookstores filled with Hebrew books. And I am even in a Hebrew class learning a language that was dead not too long ago. And this is what it sounds like. I can't wait to see how it will turn out. Because the most I've ever spoken in the world. It's not a dead language. It's a foreign language. But how did Hebrew come back from the dead? Well, it started with the revolution. This man here named Eliezer Ben Yehuda had a wild dream to make Hebrew the main language in every Israeli home. Ben Yehuda refused to let his son be exposed to any language but Hebrew after they arrived to the land of Israel in 1881. In fact, this dream was his obsession. His rules were so extreme that his son was basically mute until the age of three. Until one day, Ben Yehuda's son said his first Hebrew word. Abba, which means father in Hebrew. That boy was the first native Hebrew speaker in nearly 2,000 years. The Abba! And the Hebrew Revolution caught on to the rest of the community. Many immigrants were coming to Israel from all around the world, so it was necessary to unite the people with one language. And it happened. The millions of Israelis speaking Hebrew today are living proof of that. Shalom! Shalom! Shalom! This should be an inspiration to us all. After all, it is so important to continue preserving the world's languages today because they say that one language dies every two weeks. But Hebrew does prove that a dead language can be rescued and it unites an entire nation. Israel and the Jewish people. This is the Hebrew language. This is Inside Israel. Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time. Or in Hebrew.