Editing Romanization of Hebrew (section)

== Historic instances == 
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Early [[romanization]] of Hebrew occurred with the contact between the [[Roman Republic|Romans]] and the [[Jew]]s. It was influenced by earlier [[transliteration]] into the [[Greek language]]. For example, the name of the Roman province of [[Iudaea (Roman province)|Iudaea]] (63 BCE) was apparently derived from the Greek words {{lang|grc|Ἰούδα}} ({{Transliteration|grc|Iouda}}) and {{lang|grc|Ἰουδαία}} ({{Transliteration|grc|Ioudaia}}). These words can be seen in Chapter 1 of [[Esdras]] (Ezra) in the [[Septuagint]], a [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] translation of the [[Hebrew Bible]] into Greek. The Greek words in turn are transliterations of the Hebrew word {{lang|he|יהודה}} ({{Transliteration|he|Yehuda}}) that was [[anglicized]] as the names [[Judah (surname)|Judah]], Judas and Jude.

In the 1st century, [[Satire XIV|Satire 14:96]] of Juvenal uses the Hebraic words {{lang|la|sabbata}}, {{lang|la|Iudaicum}}, and {{lang|la|Moyses}}, apparently adapted from the Greek.

The 4th-century and 5th-century Latin translations of the [[Hebrew Bible]] romanize its proper names. The familiar Biblical names in English are derived from these romanizations. The [[Vulgate]], of the early 5th century, is considered the first direct Latin translation of the Hebrew Bible. Apart from names, another term that the Vulgate romanizes is the [[technical terminology|technical term]] ''[[mamzer]]'' ({{lang|he|ממזר}}).

With the rise of [[Zionism]], some Jews promoted the use of romanization instead of Hebrew script in hopes of helping more people learn Hebrew. One such promoter was Ithamar Ben Yehuda, or [[Ittamar Ben Avi]], as he styled himself. His father [[Eliezer Ben Yehuda]] raised him to be the first modern native speaker of Hebrew. In 1927, Ben-Avi published the biography ''Avi'' in romanized Hebrew (now listed in the online catalog of the [[Jewish National and University Library]]). However, the innovation did not catch on.

Political activist [[Ze'ev Jabotinsky]], leader of right-wing [[Betar (youth movement)|Betar]], and Chief [[Abraham Isaac Kook|Rabbi Kook]], also expressed their support for the reform of Hebrew script using Latin letters.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}