Hebrew
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Ebrew (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin hebraeus or hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic [script needed] ('ibrāy), from Hebrew עברי (ivrí), from Hebrew עבר (ever).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Hebrew (not comparable)
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
Translations[edit]
pertaining to the people
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pertaining to the language
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Jewish — see Jewish
Yiddish — see Yiddish
Noun[edit]
Hebrew (plural Hebrews)
- A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person
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Jew — see Jew
Jewish — see Jewish
Yiddish — see Yiddish
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Proper noun[edit]
Hebrew
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
language — See also translations at Biblical Hebrew
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Yiddish — see Yiddish
Jewish — see Jewish
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Translations to be checked
Hyponyms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “Hebrew” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ISBN 978-0-395-82517-4.
- “Hebrew” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–.
- "Hebrew" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
Further reading[edit]
- ISO 639-1 code he, ISO 639-3 code heb
- Ethnologue entry for Hebrew, he
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