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Definitions for Hebrew

[1] a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.
[2] a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic family, the language of the ancient Hebrews, which, although not in a vernacular use from 100 b.c. to the 20th century, was retained as the scholarly and liturgical language of Jews and is now the national language of Israel. Abbreviation : Heb
[3] Hebraic.
[4] noting or pertaining to the script developed from the Aramaic and early Hebraic alphabets, used since about the 3rd century b.c. for the writing of Hebrew, and later for Yiddish, Ladino, and other languages.
[5] the ancient language of the Hebrews, revived as the official language of Israel. It belongs to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages
[6] a member of an ancient Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham; an Israelite
[7] archaic , or offensive a Jew
[8] of or relating to the Hebrews or their language
[9] archaic , or offensive Jewish

Words related to Hebrew

Hasidic, Judaistic, Semitic

Origin of Hebrew

before 1000; Middle English Hebreu, variant (with H- < Latin ) of Ebreu < Old French < Medieval Latin Ebrēus for Latin Hebraeus < Late Greek Hebraîos < Aramaic ʿIbhraij; replacing Old English Ebrēas (plural) < Medieval Latin Ebrēī

Other words from Hebrew

non-He·brew , noun, adjective
pre-He·brew , adjective, noun

Word origin for Hebrew

C13: from Old French Ebreu, from Latin Hebraeus, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic `ibhray, from Hebrew `ibhrī one from beyond (the river)

Synonyms for Hebrew

Hasidic, Judaistic, Semitic