Hebrew
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English Ebreu < Old French Ebreu < Latin hebraeus or Hebraic < Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (hebraios) < Aramaic ('ibrāy) < Hebrew עברי (ʿIḇrî), “‘traverse or pass over’”) (referring to the Ibri people, known in the Middle East for their place of origin relative to the major culture of the time, they were called Ibri (“‘people from over on the other side of the Jordan river’”)).
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[edit] Adjective
Hebrew (not comparable)
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- Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
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pertaining to the people
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pertaining to the language
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Hebrew (plural Hebrews)
- A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
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[edit] See also
- Category:Hebrew language for words in Hebrew
Hebrew language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Hebrew language
[edit] References
- “Hebrew” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “Hebrew” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "Hebrew" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
