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He·brew
(hē′bro͞o)n.
1.
a. A member of an ancient Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.
b. A descendant of this people; a Jew.
2.
a. The Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews.
b. Any of the various later forms of this language, especially the language of the Israelis.
3. Hebrews(used with a sing. verb) See Table at Bible.
[Middle English Ebreu, from Old French, from Latin Hebraeus, Hebraic, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic 'ibrāy, from Hebrew 'ibrî.]
He′brew adj.
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Hebrew
(ˈhiːbruː)n
1. (Languages) 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
2. (Historical Terms) a member of an ancient Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham; an Israelite
3. archaic or offensive a Jew
adj
4. (Peoples) of or relating to the Hebrews or their language
5. (Languages) of or relating to the Hebrews or their language
6. archaic or offensive Jewish
[C13: from Old French Ebreu, from Latin Hebraeus, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic `ibhray, from Hebrew `ibhrī one from beyond (the river)]
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He•brew
(ˈhi bru)n.
1. a member of any of a group of Semitic peoples who inhabited ancient Palestine and claimed descent from the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
2. the Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews, retained as the liturgical and scholarly language of Judaism and revived as a vernacular in the 20th century.
adj. 3. of or pertaining to the Hebrews or their language in its ancient or modern forms: the Hebrew alphabet.
[before 1000; Old English Ebrēas (pl.) < Medieval Latin Ebrēī; Middle English Hebreu, variant (with H- < Latin) of Ebreu < Old French < Medieval Latin Ebrēus, for Latin Hebraeus < Late Greek Hebraîos < Aramaic ‘Ibhraij]
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| Noun | 1. |  Hebrew - the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of IsraelHakham - a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man Rabbi - a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher Modern Hebrew - Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew Canaanitic, Canaanitic language - a group of Semitic languages rabbi - spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law |
| 2. |  Hebrew - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious tiesindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Jewry - Jews collectively Ashkenazi - a Jew of eastern European or German descent Conservative Jew - Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances Essene - a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus Jewess - a woman who is a Jew Levite - a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests) Orthodox Jew - Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law Pharisee - a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions Reform Jew - liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances Sadducee - a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees Sephardi, Sephardic Jew - a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent Wandering Jew - a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion Zealot - a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans Zionist - a Jewish supporter of Zionism | |
| Adj. | 1. | Hebrew - of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets" |
| 2. | Hebrew - of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels" |
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Translations
hebreo
hepreaheprealainenheprean kieli
héber
hebrajski
ebraicălimba ebraică
hebrejčina
hebreiska
希伯来语
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Hebrew
[ˈhiːbruː]1. adj (language) → ebraico/a; (person, nation) → ebreo/a
2. n (person) → ebreo/a; (language) → ebraico
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