Thesaurus: hebrew
An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
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Definitions
- n. An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
- n. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.
- a. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.
- adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
- adj. of or relating to the language of the Hebrews
- n. the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
- n. a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
- 1. An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew. There came one that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew. Gen. xiv. 13. 2. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.
- Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language orrites.
- j:56/n:44 n. the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel