עברי

עברית

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עברי

/ʕibˈriː/
/ʕivˈriː/
[ʕivˈʀiː]
/ʕivˈri/
[ʕivˈriː]
/ʕibˈri/ East
/ŋibˈri/ West
/ivˈʁ̞i/
/(ʕ)ivˈʁi/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -i

Where it comes from

Traditionally from עֵבֶר (éver, “Eber”), the ancestor of the Israelites. Probably related to עָבַר (avár, “to cross”), from the crossing of the river Euphrates or Jordan to Canaan.

adjective עִבְרִי · ivrí · עִבְרִית · עִבְרִים · עִבְרִיִּים · עִבְרִיּוֹת

Hebrew וַיֵּצֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵי־אֲנָשִׁים עִבְרִים נִצִּים וַיֹּאמֶר לָרָשָׁע לָמָּה תַכֶּה רֵעֶךָ׃

noun עִבְרִי · ivrí · עִבְרִים · עברייה · עִבְרִיָּה

Hebrew (person) וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם עִבְרִי אָנֹכִי וְאֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם אֲנִי יָרֵא אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה אֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־הַיַּבָּשָׁה׃

In English

Hebrew pertaining to the people

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עברי},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}