Habiru

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Noun

Habiru pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) A social class or status group described as marginalized outsiders in ancient Near Eastern texts from the 2nd millinnium BCE, spanning regions such as Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and Egypt.

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