Hebrew

English

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Etymology

From Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin hebraeus or hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī́).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːbɹuː/
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Adjective

Hebrew (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
    • 1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 6 November 2020:
      Nothing hangs on the walls, though a stained-glass Hebrew chai leans against the window.

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Noun

Hebrew (countable and uncountable, plural Hebrews)

  1. (countable) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
  2. (countable) A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
  3. (uncountable) The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
    • 2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica‎[2]:
      The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request them.
  4. (uncountable) The writing system used in Hebrew language.
  5. (uncountable, colloquial) Unintelligible speech or writing.

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See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Hebrew terms

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