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Habiru

[ hah-bee-roo, hah-bee-roo ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature: possibly the early Hebrews.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Habiru1

From the Akkadian word khāpiru

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