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hebrew

/hˈibɹu/noun, adjective2 syllables

Hebrew means: of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews.

Synonyms for hebrew5

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

Jew, Israelite

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

Hebrew language

adjective, as in of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews

Hebraic, Hebraical

adjective, as in of or relating to the language of the Hebrews

Hebraic, Hebraical

What does hebrew mean?4

adjective

1

of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews“the old Hebrew prophets”

2

of or relating to the language of the Hebrews“Hebrew vowels”

noun

1

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

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Hebrew in a sentence

  • Hebrew is not at all old-fashioned, but rather modern, effervescent, and fresh.AlanF_US
  • Hebrew was, for him, a bit more difficult than he imagined.Amastan
  • Hebrew is written and read from right to left.Adelpa
  • Hebrew is neither easy nor difficult to learn.Amastan
  • Above and beyond this, he can read Hebrew.Eldad
  • Phoenician and Hebrew are distinct languages, but they are closely related.Amastan
  • Hebrew and Phoenician are not the same, though they are very closely related.Amastan
  • I find the Hebrew language beautiful in all its different forms, old and new.Miktsoanit

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