In the fifth century B.C.E., Nehemiah showed concern when he learned that some children among the Jews who had returned from Babylon could not speak the Hebrew language.
Piektajā gadsimtā p.m.ē., kad ebreji jau bija atgriezušies no Babilonas trimdas, Nehemija bija noraizējies par to, ka daļa ebreju bērnu neprata ebreju valodu.