Hebrew
11Hebrew — A name applied to the Israelites in Scripture only by one who is a foreigner (Gen. 39:14, 17; 41:12, etc.), or by the Israelites when they speak of themselves to foreigners (40:15; Ex. 1:19), or when spoken of an contrasted with other peoples… …
12Hebrew — The original language of the OT, apart from a few passages especially in Dan. in Aramaic. It was the ‘language of the Jews’ (2 Kgs. 18:26), and spoken in different dialects (Judg. 12:5–6), though the word Hebrew is not used of the language until… …
13Hebrew — He|brew1 [ hi,bru ] noun 1. ) count a Jewish person in ancient times 2. ) uncount one of the official languages of Israel Hebrew He|brew 2 [ hi,bru ] adjective 1. ) relating to the Hebrew language 2. ) relating to the Jewish people or their… …
14Hebrew — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient, biblical ▪ medieval ▪ modern HEBREW + NOUN ▪ alphabet, script …
15Hebrew — [ˈhiːbruː] noun I 1) [U] one of the official languages of Israel 2) [C] a Jewish person in ancient times II adj Hebrew [ˈhiːbruː] 1) relating to the Hebrew language 2) of Jewish people …
16Hebrew — This word of Hebrew origin seemingly meant one from the other side or possibly immigrant. The word Hebrew can refer to either the Israelite people or their language …
17hebrew — ‘Kindhearted Leventhal, you deep Hebrew…’ says a character in Saul Bellow’s The Victim. The vocative is unusual in a modern text, though there is some justification in using it as a synonym for ‘Jew’. More frequently in modern times it refers… …
18Hebrew — noun Etymology: Middle English Ebreu, from Anglo French, from Late Latin Hebraeus, from Latin, adjective, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic ‘Ebrai Date: 13th century 1. a. the Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews b. any of various later forms… …
19Hebrew — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language. 2. noun a) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jaco …
20Hebrew — He|brew [ˈhi:bru:] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Ebreu, from Late Latin Hebraeus, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic Ebrai] 1.) [U] the language traditionally used by the Jewish people 2.) a member of the Jewish people in ancient times …