עברי

See also: עבֿרי

Aramaic

Noun

עִבְרַי • (ʿiḇray) m

1. absolute form of עבריא (ʿiḇrayā, “Hebrew”)

References

• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons

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Hebrew

Root
ע־ב־ר (ʿ-b-r)

Etymology

Traditionally from עֵבֶר ('éver, “Eber”), the ancestor of the Israelites. Probably related to עָבַר ('avár, “to cross”), from the crossing of the river Euphrates or Jordan to Canaan.

Adjective

עִבְרִי • (ivrí) (feminine עִבְרִית, masculine plural עִבְרִים or עִבְרִיִּים, feminine plural עִבְרִיּוֹת)

1. Hebrew

Noun

עִבְרִי • (ivrí) m (plural indefinite עִבְרִים, feminine counterpart עברייה / עִבְרִיָּה)

1. Hebrew (person)