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Hebrew
- /ˈhiːbɹuː/
Where it comes from
From Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin Hebraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī́).
The ending -ew underwent a similar evolution to that seen in Bartholomew (ultimately from Latin Bartholomaeus) and Jew (from Latin Iudaeus, with loss of the -ud-).
adjective Ebrew
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Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
Nothing hangs on the walls, though a stained-glass Hebrew chai leans against the window.
Similar: Hebraic
noun Hebrews · Ebrew
- A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
- Unintelligible speech or writing.
proper noun Ebrew
- The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people. ‘Kinsman’ and ‘avenger’ meet in the same word in Hebrew and in Arabic; nor did Greek tribal custom keep them separate.
- The writing system used in Hebrew language.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hebraic, jew, hebraical, judaism, israeli, religion, jerusalem, hebron, israel, hadassah, heb, hebraica, jewish, judaic, judaean, israelite
Translations
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adj pertaining to the people
| Español | hebreo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヘブライ heburai |
| 中文 | 希伯來人 /希伯来人 xībóláirén, 希伯來 /希伯来 xībólái |
| हिन्दी | इबरानी ibrānī, इब्रानी ibrānī, इब्री ibrī |
| Português | hebraico |
| Français | hébreu, hébraïque |
| Deutsch | hebräisch |
| Italiano | ebraico, ebreo |
| Ελληνικά | εβραϊκός evraïkós |
| Română | evreiesc |
| Русский | евре́йский jevréjskij |
| Tiếng Việt | (thuộc) người Do thái, Do thái |
| العربية | عِبْرَانِيّ ʕibrāniyy, عِبْرِيّ ʕibriyy |
| עברית | עִבְרִי ivrí |
adj pertaining to the language
| Español | hebreo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헤브라이 hebeurai |
| 日本語 | ヘブライ heburai |
| 中文 | 希伯來語 /希伯来语 xībóláiyǔ, 希伯來 /希伯来 xībólái |
| हिन्दी | इबरानी ibrānī, इब्रानी ibrānī, इब्री ibrī |
| Português | hebraico |
| Français | hébreu, hébraïque |
| Deutsch | hebräisch |
| Italiano | ebraico |
| Ελληνικά | εβραϊκός evraïkós |
| Română | ebraic |
| Русский | евре́йский jevréjskij, иври́тский ivrítskij |
| Tiếng Việt | (thuộc) tiếng Do thái, Do thái |
| العربية | عِبْرَانِيّ ʕibrāniyy, عِبْرِيّ ʕibriyy |
| עברית | עִבְרִי ivrí |
noun person
| Español | hebreo, hebrea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유대인 yudaein, 히브리인 hibeuriin |
| 日本語 | ヘブライ heburai |
| 中文 | 希伯來人 /希伯来人 xībóláirén |
| हिन्दी | इब्रानी ibrānī |
| Português | hebreu, hebraico, hebreia, hebraica |
| Français | Hébreu, Hébreuse |
| Deutsch | Hebräer, Hebräerin |
| Italiano | ebreo, ebrea |
| Ελληνικά | Εβραίος Evraíos, Εβραία Evraía |
| Română | evreu, evreică |
| Русский | евре́й jevréj, евре́йка jevréjka |
| Tiếng Việt | người Do thái |
| العربية | عِبْرَانِيّ ʕibrāniyy, عِبْرِيّ ʕibriyy |
| עברית | עִבְרִי ivrí, עִבְרִים ivrím, עִבְרִיָּה ivriyá, עִבְרִיּוֹת ivriyót |
name language — see also Biblical Hebrew
| Español | hebreo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 히브리어 hibeurieo |
| 日本語 | ヘブライ語 heburaigo |
| 中文 | 希伯來語 /希伯来语 xībóláiyǔ |
| हिन्दी | इब्रानी ibrānī, इब्री ibrī |
| Português | hebraico, hebreu |
| Français | hébreu |
| Deutsch | Hebräisch |
| Italiano | ebraico |
| Ελληνικά | εβραϊκά evraïká |
| Română | limba ebraică, ebraică |
| Русский | евре́йский язы́к jevréjskij jazýk, хи́бру xíbru |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Hê-brơ, tiếng Do Thái |
| العربية | الْعِبْرَانِيَّة al-ʕibrāniyya, الْعِبْرِيَّة al-ʕibriyya |
| עברית | עִבְרִית ivrít |
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