What does Hebrew mean?
Definitions for Hebrew
ˈhi bruHe·brew
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Hebrew.
Princeton's WordNet
Hebrew(noun)
the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
Jew, Hebrew, Israelite(adj)
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebrew(adj)
of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
"the old Hebrew prophets"
Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebrew(adj)
of or relating to the language of the Hebrews
"Hebrew vowels"
Wiktionary
Hebrew(Noun)
A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Hebrew(Noun)
A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
Hebrew(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
Hebrew(ProperNoun)
The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
Hebrew(ProperNoun)
The writing system used in Hebrew language.
Webster Dictionary
Hebrew(noun)
an appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew
Etymology: [F. Hbreu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. , fr. Heb. 'ibhr.]
Hebrew(noun)
the language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages
Etymology: [F. Hbreu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. , fr. Heb. 'ibhr.]
Hebrew(adj)
of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites
Etymology: [F. Hbreu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. , fr. Heb. 'ibhr.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Encyclopedia
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.
Editors Contribution
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
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Hebrew in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Hebrew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Hebrew in a Sentence
I thought 'What will this be like? Will I go walk into a meeting and half the people will be speaking Hebrew?'.
I suddenly found myself confronting a community in which racism and bigotry were acceptable social practices, i was never able to establish friendships in my neighborhoods and was compelled to spend most of my time around the city's Hebrew Day School, where I felt at least physically safe and emotionally protected.
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.
That was surprising, and just saying ‘this is Hebrew’ is the first step. The next step is how do we decipher it.
Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent.
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