Hebraism

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Hebraism

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From Middle French hebraisme or Latin Hebraismus; equivalent to Hebra- + -ism.

noun Hebraisms · hebraism · Hebraïsm

countable, rhetoric, uncountable A characteristic trait of the Hebrew language. By extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people or their faith, national ideology, or culture. The Scripture Greek is observed to be full of Syriasms and Hebraisms.
Similar: Hebraicism
countable, rhetoric, uncountable Excessive use of expressions derived from Hebrew.

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@misc{hebraism_2026,
  title = {Hebraism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hebraism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}