Definitions for Hebrew
ˈhi bruhe·brew

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hebrewnoun

   the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

2. Jew, Hebrew, Israeliteadjective

   a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

3. Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebrewadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews

   "the old Hebrew prophets"

4. Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebrewadjective

   of or relating to the language of the Hebrews

   "Hebrew vowels"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hebrewnoun

   A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

2. Hebrewnoun

   A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.

3. Hebrewadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

4. Hebrewnoun

   The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.

5. Hebrewnoun

   The writing system used in Hebrew language.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hebrew

   Hebrew refers to the Semitic language historically used by the ancient Israelites, which is still spoken today primarily in Israel. It is also the traditional language of the Jewish religion used in prayer, religious texts, and studies. Additionally, Hebrew can refer to a person who is descendant of the ancient Israelites, traditionally traced through Jewish male lineage. It is also associated with the Hebrew culture and civilization, including history, art, thought, literature, and religious texts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hebrewnoun

   an appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew

2. Hebrewnoun

   the language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages

3. Hebrewadjective

   of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites

4. Etymology: [F. Hbreu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. , fr. Heb. 'ibhr.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hebrew

   hē′brōō, n. one of the descendants of Abraham, who emigrated from beyond the Euphrates into Palestine: an Israelite, a Jew: the language of the Hebrews (fem. Hē′brewess, B.): (coll.) unintelligible speech.—adj. relating to the Hebrews.—adjs. Hebrā′ic, -al, relating to the Hebrews or to their language.—adv. Hebrā′ically, after the manner of the Hebrew language: from right to left.—n. Hebrā′icism.—v.t. Hē′braise, to express as in Hebrew: to conform or incline to Hebrew ideals.—ns. Hē′braiser; Hē′braism, a Hebrew idiom; Hē′braist, one skilled in Hebrew.—adjs. Hebraist′ic, -al, of or like Hebrew.—adv. Hebraist′ically.—n. Hē′brewism. [O. Fr. Ebreu—L. Hebræus—Gr. Hebraios—Heb. ‛ibrî, lit. 'one from the other side (of the river).']

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hebrew

   a Semitic language, the ancient language of the Jews, and that in which the Old Testament is written, the words of which, as indeed of others of the same stock, are derived from triliteral roots, and the verb in which has no present tense, only a past and a future, convertible, moreover, into one another.

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1. Hebrew

   Language. Hebrew is derived from Heber, a man in the line of Shem. It was not until Abraham that the first Hebrew (and thus the Hebraic language entered the land of Canaanitic.

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on June 17, 2019  

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1. • Canaanitic

How to pronounce Hebrew?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hebrew in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hebrew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Hebrew in a Sentence

1. Bruce Wells:

   My hunch on the Ditka quote is that it comes from a quirk of the King James translation, ancient Hebrew had a particular way of saying things like, 'and the next thing that happened was...' The King James translators of the Old Testament consistently rendered this as 'and it came to pass.' '' When phantom Bible passages turn dangerous People may get verses wrong, but they also mangle plenty of well-known biblical stories as well. Two examples: The scripture never says a whale swallowed Jonah, the Old Testament prophet, nor did any New Testament passages say that three wise men visited baby Jesus, scholars say. Those details may seem minor, but scholars say one popular phantom Bible story stands above the rest: The Genesis story about the fall of humanity. Most people know the popular version - Satan in the guise of a serpent tempts Eve to pick the forbidden apple from the Tree of Life. It's been downhill ever since. But the story in the book of Genesis never places Satan in the Garden of Eden.

2. Ianir Milevski:

   We have no writing during that period so we know little about them, we do not know what language they spoke but we assume it was an early Semitic language, from which Babylonian and Akkadian evolved and later also Hebrew and Arabic.

3. Heinrich Heine:

   Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent.

4. Yossi Ziegler:

   It is a Tanakh which was produced not for Hebrew readership, it was produced for, I assume, Christian scholars interested in the Hebrew text and wishing to have access to the best version of it.

5. Joshua Landis:

   Many of them are from rural Ethiopia, they speak Amharic and dialect, the vast majority were very slow to learn Hebrew because they were older. The younger generation does, but even 50 % of the younger generation don't graduate from high school.

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